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Written by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni and illustrated by Robert Beck, this column focuses on life in Paris, pepped up by the insiders who are steeped in chic

  • Cameron Silver

    Inner Chic | Cameron Silver

    Azzedine Alaia bought Cameron Silver and I together and I guess that he’ll tear us apart… Seriously, I met Cameron – Hollywood’s roi de vintage and owner of the Decades boutique – when he arrived to interview the Tunisian imp...

  • Tino Zervudachi

    Inner Chic | Tino Zervudachi

    This week, Tino Zervudachi’s book A Portfolio is being launched in Paris. And before anyone squeaks and squawks – I am the author of the handsome tome.

  • John Richardson

    Inner Chic | Pablo Picasso by John Richardson

    Five friends have chosen the third volume of John Richardson’s biography of Pablo Picasso to take away with them. Holiday reading or not, those five friends are darn smart!

  • Osman Yousefzada

    Inner Chic | Osman Yousefzada

    It’s no secret that Osman Yousefzada is worn by the likes of Lady Gaga, Queen Rania, Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow. That said, I only discovered the British designer last March...

  • Le Relais de l'Entrecote

    Inner Chic | Le Relais de l'Entrecote

    Imagine a secret recipe so valuable that it is delivered in padlocked vats every morning? This is rumoured to be the case for L’Entrecôte’s famous green sauce that covers their mouth-watering steaks...

  • Jacqueline de Ribes

    Inner Chic | Jacqueline de Ribes

    Imagine being called a cross between a Russian princess and a girl of the Folies Bergères? That’s how Jacqueline de Ribes’s father-in-law once described her...

  • Central Culturel Irlandais

    Inner Chic | Centre Culturel Irlandais

    If you go down to the Centre Culturel Irlandais today, you’re sure of a big surprise. No teddy bear’s picnic is in order...

  • Doris Brynner

    Inner Chic | Doris Brynner

    One day, Doris Brynner should pen a book called Doris Says. Like the great lady who’s the force behind Dior’s home and gifts department...

  • Mary-Ethel Simeonides

    Inner Chic | Mary-Ethel Simeonides

    If attending a Van Cleef or Fondation Cartier event, count on seeing Mary-Ethel Simeonides and count on her equalling elegant...

  • Liwan

    Inner Chic | Liwan

    If you’re down and you’re troubled, don’t YouTube James Taylor but visit Liwan. Entering the boutique is like getting a shot in the arm of goodwill. Owned by Dina Haidar and Christine Bergström, the place emanates a salon-like atmosphere...

  • Hotel Le Bristol

    Inner Chic | Hotel Le Bristol

    When I moved to Paris in 1989, everyone great and good stayed at Le Bristol...

  • Carolina Irving

    Inner Chic | Carolina Irving, Textile Designer

    Carolina Irving – the textile designer and co-creator of Irving & Fine – has many esteemed admirers ranging from John Richardson, Picasso’s esteemed biographer to Jacques Grange, France’s foremost interior decorator...