Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

I'm your host, Shannon Ables.

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a

cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome. Welcome to episode 32, the Frankphile Style Guide, the 14 essentials. We haven't talked about French style for a while here on the

podcast and I felt we are long overdue so we're going to dive into the 14

essentials when it comes to cultivating a wardrobe for ourselves.

I've had a handful of readers email me

with advice on how to pack for their next trip

or their first trip to Paris, just making sure

that they were in style but not trying too hard and didn't want to seem touristy.

So I wanted today to kind of address that question, but also for all of us who are inspired by or impressed by the

effortless sheik style that these French women seem to innately possess but no

doubt it does take cultivation.

However, before we begin, I would like to share

a reader's review that was shared on iTunes.

As a way of saying thank you to this particular reader,

but also to share what readers are thinking after they

tune in as we are on episode 32 we're getting into this and I'm continuing to improve

and I know I have a lot to improve upon oh my goodness So feedback is always helpful and the reviews do help with

regards to getting the word out about the simple sophisticated. This particular review comes from

Cheatsbabe and she says I listen to podcasts on my daily commute.

This one is my very favorite.

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