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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

  • Inès de la Fressange

    Inner Chic | Inès de la Fressange

    Thanks to her L’Oréal campaign, Inès de la Fressange has been all over the shop. Whenever I turn on the box or open a glossy, there she is but rather than getting weary of the lovely, leggy lady, I can’t have enough...

  • Diane von Furstenburg

    Inner Chic | Diane von Furstenburg

    Just when Paris fashion was dribbling to an end, Diane von Furstenberg invited me to her new fragrance launch. It was to introduce Diane, her “latest baby” whose violet and frangipani ingredients remind her of “memory and addiction.”

  • Domitille Brion

    Inner Chic | Domitille Brion

    Without question, September is my favourite month in the French calendar. Referred to as La Rentrée, there’s a flood of energy in the streets and a cheery ‘after hols’ mood in the cafés...

  • Christophe Robin

    Inner Chic | Christophe Robin, Hair Colour Guru

    Should I go Suzy Parker auburn? Or rather should I give Suzy Parker auburn another whirl? I muse on this idea while Christophe Robin – Paris’s hair colour guru - reveals next season’s trends...

  • Malcom McLaren

    Inner Chic | Malcom McLaren

    Next Monday, there will be an inaugural ceremony for the Malcolm McLaren Award at the Performa 11, the visual art performance biennial in New York. The prize is in honour of Malcolm McLaren who died last year...

  • La Cité Interdite au Louvre

    Inner Chic | La Cité Interdite au Louvre

    I.M. Pei’s famous pyramid was unveiled at the Louvre’s Cour Napoléon on March 30, 1989. Six months later, the debates continued in the press questioning whether it was good or bad for the French palace of art or just feeding President...

  • Terry de Gunzburg

    Inner Chic | Terry de Gunzburg

    Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni's latest Inner Chic post focuses on make-up guru Terry de Gunzburg, famous for creating YSL’s ‘touche éclat'and working with fabled photographers Guy Bourdin, Sarah Moon and Helmut Newton...

  • Christian Louboutin Boutique for Men

    Inner Chic | Christian Louboutin Boutique

    I share a bet with certain pals that the first half of rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau – a street right next to the Louvre – will be eventually become rue Christian Louboutin...

  • Stéphane Bern

    Inner Chic | Stéphane Bern

    We have a holiday shack in a French seaside town and this August’s many joys have included swimming in the Mediterranean, plucking figs from our tree, singing through ‘Mamma Mia’...

  • Natasha Sayn Wittgenstein

    Inner Chic | Natasha Sayn Wittgenstein, Swimwear Queen

    Before discovering Tooshie swimwear, I hunted high and low for the perfect bikini. I blame Jacques Deray’s film La Piscine for my obsession. Just one glimpse of Romy Schneider looking sensually sleek...

  • Paris Couture Week

    Inner Chic | Couture

    Last week’s Couture equalled new shows, new faces and a whirl of terrific parties. Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni documents her personal highlights in her latest Inner Chic update...

  • Sofia

    Inner Chic | Sofia Coppola

    Close encounters of an Inner Chic kind. I think this when bumping into Sofia Coppola and Cosima, her youngest daughter. All set to cross the grand boulevard, they epitomise Californian calm and cool.