What to wear in Paris
The Earful Tower: Paris
Oliver Gee
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
So what should you pack for a trip to Paris? Paris-based shoe designer Lina Nordin Gee, co-star of The Honeymoon Season, shares her top tips for if you really want to blend in with the locals.
Here are the tips in brief in case you need a cheat sheet.
1. Pack smaller accessories
2. Bring a big(ish) handbag
3. Pack for the rain
4. Focus on matching neutrals
5. Don't forget your red lipstick
6. Leave your hairbrush at home
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Also mentioned in this episode: Bill Cunningham (the New York photographer whose name I forgot), The Earful Tower Book Club, and Lina's shoe brand, Deuxieme Studios.
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| 0:00.0 | Oliver Jee here with the Earful Tower. It's Monday, that means another episode. And this time, |
| 0:04.3 | as usual actually for the honeymoon season, it's my wife, Lena, and she's going to be |
| 0:08.1 | talking us through what to pack for Paris to fit in with the Parisians. This is based on an article |
| 0:13.5 | that she did that was very popular on the Earful Tower.com and an article that stirred up emotions |
| 0:18.8 | online and got people sending in a lot of emails, so she'll be here |
| 0:21.5 | to answer those emails and talk us through the points. So this is a list for men and women to help you |
| 0:26.3 | blend in with the locals. You won't feel like you're sticking out like a sore thumb. Fashion |
| 0:30.3 | tips for your next trip to Paris. But first, a little music from Slim and the Beast. let's go for a ride |
| 0:55.5 | Let's go for a ride |
| 0:58.9 | That was the sound of Slim and the Beast |
| 1:03.1 | A Paris-based band |
| 1:04.3 | Who, if you knew around here, |
| 1:06.2 | wrote that song specifically for our honeymoon season |
| 1:09.3 | And when I say our, I mean myself and lovely Lena, |
| 1:12.1 | who's sitting right across from me. That's me. How are you today? Great. As usual. |
| 1:16.5 | Yeah, yeah, yep. You're a positive person. Yes, that's true. But we're not here to talk about your |
| 1:21.3 | positive persona. Vibes. Nor are we here to talk about Slim and the Beast. No. Successful |
| 1:26.6 | Paris-based band. Excellent band. But what we also aren't here to talk about Slim and the Beast. No. Successful Paris-based band. |
| 1:27.9 | Excellent band. |
| 1:28.8 | But what we also aren't here to talk about is the honeymoon season, because it's officially |
| 1:32.2 | finished, but this is sort of like a purgatory episode. |
| 1:34.2 | We've been back for a while now. |
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