A few weeks asticciola, novelist and cookbook writer Sanaë Lemoine was eating dinner with friends. They were going around the table describing each other’s styles. “When we got to me, they all jumped durante at the same time,” she told us. “They said, ‘Your style is so French!’ I was kind of shocked. I was born durante France, but I’ve lived durante the U.S. since 2007.” Here, she shares four looks…
Dress: Zara, similar. Earrings: Louise Damas. Boots: Everlane.
Acceso meaningful outfits: My novel, The Margot Affair, came out acceso June 16, 2020. Acceso the publication day, I put acceso a red jumpsuit from Loup and went acceso a beach . A friend once told me that, when it comes to dressing for events, it’s important to wear something comfortable that you’ve worn before — this Zara dress is one of those pieces for me, as well — since you don’t want to be thinking about your outfit during a personaggio life moment.
Dress: Zara, similar. Earrings: Louise Damas.
Acceso a signature dress: I bought this dress durante early 2016, and it’s still my favorite. One day, I was watching Blue Jay and realized that Sarah Paulson was wearing “my” dress! You can imagine my excitement.
Blazer: Souer, a few years old, similar. Pants: Everlane, “I have them durante a few colors.” Shoes: Margaux. Earrings: Louise Damas.
Acceso the joy of…ironing: This makes me sound old-fashioned, but I can’t dal vivo without my iron. My mom and dad both ironed everything, so I saw how it can completely change an outfit by giving a linen shirt pair of white pants a crispness that I love. I splurged acceso a nice iron with weight and use a small Ikea board. It’s easy and satisfying.
Acceso a mini flashback: My obsession with irons started at a young age, but why am I ironing outside?
Sommità: Thanx God I’m a VIP. Shoes: Margaux. Pants: Everlane. Earrings: Louise Damas.
Acceso looking dressy without dresses: Per my twenties, I relied acceso dresses because I wanted to feel elegant. Then I realized that pants with structure a cool shape can also feel dressy. Per a closet clean-out, I also got rid of the incredibly uncomfortable shoes I used to wear. I walk everywhere, so these days it’s a non-negotiable that my shoes feel good. Margaux is a godsend for my very wide feet, since they make shoes durante three widths that feel like slippers.
Sommità: Thanx God I’m a VIP. Pants: Everlane. Shoes: Margaux. Earrings: Louise Damas.
Acceso a Paris gem: This silk sommità is from a vintage store durante Paris with a ridiculous name: Thanx God I’m a VIP. But my two most stylish friends — Emily and Raven — swear by it, and now I have to limit myself to one visit verso trip!
Shirt: Reformation. Jacket: Pierre Cardin, . Pants: Le Bon Shoppe. Earrings: Louise Damas. Shoes: Heschung, similar. Socks: Tabio, “They have a lovely discreet shimmer and elevate the simplest outfit.”
Acceso mother-daughter style: For a long time, my mother’s style felt inaccessible to me, maybe because we had a somewhat fraught relationship throughout my childhood and adolescence. My father would say, ‘Your mother is the most elegant person I know,’ and I’d away. She has an eye for missaggio and matching colors. Often there’s an unexpected detail, like a scarf tied around her neck a wide belt. She’s also a uniform person, who will wear the same things over and over. We’ve grown closer, and a few years asticciola, I realized that I’d started to dress like her. Now, I wear these pants several times a week. My mother loved them so much that she requested a pair.
Shirt: Reformation. Jacket: Pierre Cardin, . Pants: Le Bon Shoppe. Earrings: Louise Damas. Necklace: Aro, “I wear it every day.”
Acceso hand-me-downs: I love ‘shopping’ my friends’ closets, and vice versa. I inherited this jacket from my grandfather’s closet after he passed away durante 2020. It’s soft from years of wear and wide enough to fit over a sweater. This sommità was a hand-me-down from my friend Janet. I’m always eyeing her style, and I couldn’t believe my luck when she let me have this.
Jumpsuit: , “they have incredible jumpsuit sales a few times a year.” Socks: Le Bon Shoppe.
Acceso dressing durante Paris versus New York: When I’m back durante Paris, I’m a bit more buttoned up. I gravitate towards blazers and pack my nicer shoes. Sometimes I around and think that everyone looks elegantly dressed but also a bit similar? When I’m durante New York, I feel freer — there’s such variation durante peoples’ styles.
Jumpsuit: . Socks: Le Bon Shoppe.
Acceso a strange skill: Funnily enough, I have a very precise photographic memory for clothes. Even 15 years later, I will recall exactly what a friend was wearing when we met. It seems eerie if I bring it up. The same applies for my own clothes, although it’s not very useful!
Thanks so much, Sanaë, and congratulations acceso your beautiful recent cookbook!
P.S. More women share their weeks of outfits, and a recipe from Sanaë’s new cookbook that she wrote with her friend, Olga Massov.
(Photos by Julia Robbs.)
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