Word: parisian
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Back in the late 1960s, when Yves Saint Laurent was shaking up the stuffy Parisian couture world with his radical street-inspired looks (think motorcycle jackets, pea coats and beatnik sweaters), the idea of wearing a safari shirt laced up the front yet open to the navel was considered completely cutting edge...
When it comes to fashion, Cambridge has never quite achieved that Parisian je ne sais quoi. They have Jean Paul Gaultier; we have J. Press. They have Fashion Week; we have Punch Season, which commenced last weekend in our fair Square...
When I arrived in France, I was extremely arrogant, but it’s not the type of arrogance most of the world expects from Americans abroad. Instead of blindly criticizing French culture and extolling the virtues of the USA, I have tried to blend in and adopt a Parisian attitude. I assumed when I got to Europe that—with a passing knowledge of French and a good deal of cultural sensitivity—I could fast-forward through the homesickness and adjustment anxiety which the Office of International Programs and my French program had described at length...
...first two weeks, it was smooth sailing. I could get by well enough to talk to my landlord, the program directors, random shopkeepers and cute guys on the street. I was loving Paris and everything about it. A quiet dinner and a trendy Parisian nightclub changed all that...
...used to devour at the Kong or crying at missed friends or family, culture shock is not an avoidable phenomenon. But as I slaved away on last minute preparations for Fashion Week at my internship with W magazine, I slowly regained my confidence and began to feel slightly Parisian again...