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Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 1)

October 25, 2013 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

Today is the first “meeting” of the French Chic book club. We are reading Tish Jett’s new book, “Forever Chic: Frenchwomen’s Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style and Substance”.
 

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Forever Chic

 

Tish Jett moved to France “for two years” for her job and more than 25 years later, she’s still there. “Forever Chic” is dedicated to women of “a certain age” (over 40) and is a distillation of what she has learned from close observation of those legendary French women.

The first chapter is: The Allure of La Femme Française d’un Certain Âge


As one who falls into the category of a woman “of a certain age” I’m most definitely interested in how French women remain stylish and alluring no matter their age.

As I read through the chapter I highlighted the following words:

1. Self-confidence
2. Pragmatism
3. Simplicity
4. Quality over quantity
5. Natural
6. Informed
7. Discipline
8. Priority
9. Self-respect
10. Discretion

I now have this list of words written a small piece of paper (in pink ink) by my computer to serve as a reminder.

Tish, who teaches adult English classes, asked her French students (age 44-75) what keeps them young. No one mentioned a facial cream or beauty trick. Here is their list:

Things that keep you young

  • travel
  • classes (everything from painting to yoga)
  • annual museum memberships
  • children and grandchildren
  • entertaining
  • fresh air and long walks
  • eating lots of fruits and vegetables
  • sex
My children are grown and I don’t have grandchildren but I can certainly pull off the rest of that list. In fact, most of those things are already part of my life. 
 
I enjoyed this first chapter and have already gleaned some helpful advice. I look forward to what the rest of the book holds. If you have the book, I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you don’t but are interested, consider ordering a copy and joining the discussion here in the weeks to come. 
 
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The complete series…

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
 

 
 
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Filed Under: Books, French Inspiration Tagged With: aging, book club, Forever Chic, French Chic, French Friday, French women, style, youth

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  1. French Friday ~ "Forever Chic" (Chapter 7) | Life with Dee says:
    September 10, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    […] can read my reviews of previous chapters by clicking on the links below: Chapter 1: The Allure of La Femme Française d’un Certain Âge Chapter 2: Skin Care Chapter 3: Makeup Chapter 4: Hair Rules Chapter 5: Le Régime Chapter […]

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  2. French Friday ~ "Forever Chic" (Chapter 6) | Life with Dee says:
    September 10, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    […] You can read my reviews of previous chapters by clicking on the links below: Chapter 1: The Allure of La Femme Française d’un Certain Âge Chapter 2: Skin Care Chapter 3: Makeup Chapter 4: Hair RulesChapter 5: Le Régime  […]

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  3. French Friday ~ "Forever Chic" (Ch. 8) | Life with Dee says:
    September 11, 2015 at 5:18 am

    […] can read my reviews of previous chapters by clicking on the links below: Chapter 1: The Allure of La Femme Française d’un Certain Âge Chapter 2: Skin Care Chapter 3: Makeup Chapter 4: Hair Rules Chapter 5: Le Régime Chapter 6: […]

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  4. French Friday ~ "Forever Chic" (ch. 9) | Life with Dee says:
    September 18, 2015 at 5:04 am

    […] can read my reviews of previous chapters by clicking on the links below: Chapter 1: The Allure of La Femme Française d’un Certain Âge Chapter 2: Skin Care Chapter 3: Makeup Chapter 4: Hair Rules Chapter 5: Le Régime Chapter 6: […]

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