Experience PARISIENNE

PARISIENNE is the essence of a woman who knows how to love and how to live. At the heart of YSL’s DNA is the empowerment of women, and true to this we believe that any woman, anywhere, can adopt the values of being a PARISIENNE. To celebrate the launch of PARISIENNE, and to encourage women to find their “inner PARISIENNE”, we have created www.ExperienceParisienne.com, where the essence of a woman and her PARISIENNE experience is shared with other women.

In this spirit, YSL is sending five renowned bloggers on a journey around the country to discover and reveal their very own PARISIENNE experiences in New York City, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Yves Saint Laurent has chosen an ensemble of women with passions for beauty, art, design, music, fashion and food to create a travel diary of their trip. Stay tuned here to read articles, see photos and follow the women on their journey.

Posts in Fashion Category

2009: 11/16
Christene Barberich & Piera Gelardi
Category: Fashion, Journey, Shopping
Tags: best stores in, house of hengst, paxton gate, san francisco, san francisco boutiques, the mission

From Curiosities to Wabi Sabi, The Mission Gives Our French Side a Little Extra Flavor

San Francisco’s Mission District is known for its deep Spanish-Mexican roots, and although our afternoon had to begin with an authentic, totally decadent veggie burrito at Cancun, it continued along Valencia Street with lots of quirky, eclectic outposts being manned by the neighborhood’s most innovative young shop-keepers.

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1. House of Hengst, 924 Valencia Street; www.houseofhengst.com

Susan Hengst has a real knack with the understated avant garde, and this minimal but elegantly personal space is the perfect place to try out her high-waisted silk pajama pants and long dramatic ruched dresses.

2009: 11/16
Meg Cuna
Category: Culture, Fashion, Journey, Shopping
Tags: beauty apothecary; french beauty products, french apothecary products; le pink & co; silverlake boutiques; beauty stores in los angeles

Nostalgic Apothecary Products & French Wax That Won’t Hurt!

Le Pink & Company

I tripped on Le Pink & Co. on my way to Cafe Stella and couldn’t resist stopping in to explore the selection. For such a small space, it is spilling over with hard to find beauty products from all around the world. I discovered that there are also on sight aestheticians who specialize in using a high end French hard wax that is perfect for sensitive areas. Translation: a bikini wax that’s more effective and less painful! Yesss.

2009: 11/15
Anna Wolf
Category: Fashion, Journey, Lifestyle

Laid Back LA

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I love that Los Angeles street style is so laid back; in the beachy city, anything goes. But when I spotted this pretty girl on La Brea Ave, I realized that you can always exude that PARISIENNE style and femininity, even in a plaid workman’s shirt and a pair of Ray Bans. It’s all about confidence and attitude.

2009: 11/14
Joanna Goddard
Category: Fashion, Journey, Shopping
Tags: a woman is a woman, accessories, american apparel, anna karina, france, french clothing, french movies, french new wave, french style, godard, jean luc godard, los angeles, los angeles shopping, paris, red tights, tights

Dancing in Red Tights, Just Like Anna Karina

12-red-tights_sm Anna Karina was filmmaker Jean Luc Godard’s muse, and it’s not hard to understand why. With alabaster skin, dark hair and mile-long eyelashes, the Danish-born actress is a serious stunner. In Godard’s 1961 French New Wave film A Woman is a Woman, Karina danced around in tomato red tights, so I picked up my very own pair from American Apparel in Los Angeles. Tres chic, non?

(Photo by Anna Wolf)

2009: 11/14
Meg Cuna
Category: Architecture, Art, Culture, Fashion, Journey, Lifestyle, Shopping
Tags: chinoiserie; lily simone; porcelain plates, parlor chair

Found: Cool Chinoiserie Plates in Shades of Purple and a Pair of French Parlor Chairs

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When you think Chinoiserie, the word cool does not pop into mind but these whimsical Chinoiserie porcelain plates are just that. They are a vintage reproduction in shades of purple with lavender accents and remind me of the raucous little sister of the classic blue and white china. So awesome and such a great find at Lily Simone in Eagle Rock, California. I also fell in love with these parlor chairs and wonder how they would look reupholstered in deep purple. DIY project anyone?

2009: 11/13
Anna Wolf
Category: Fashion, Journey, Lifestyle, Shopping

Guys, Hats & Pipes

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In honor of my favorite PARISIENNE man, Jean-Paul Belmondo, I hit the streets of Chigaco today in search of some spots where I might see some guys, hats and pipes. First stop was Iwan Reis, a true old world pipe and cigar shop with a super friendly staff and tons of men (I was the only woman in there!). Next stop was to the Pilsen neighborhood to a great vintage shop called Knee Deep with a great selection of News Boys and Fedoras.

Living and loving in the moment