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Fashionable

Fashion’s symbolic sensuality draws eyes, stir passions and maybe even resentments! =] Of course, maybe you’re above worldly conceits, above fashion. YOU, go through life as unaware as sinless Adam and you’re excessively handsome, or pretty, obviously. But for the rest of us - fashion is the medium of our beauty and God created Paris for fashion. We’re pretending we’ve come to Paris (our immediate, pandemic safety-pod-family) for a family reunion - but REALLY, we’re on safari - a freshmen, college-wear, “back to school,” ensemble hunt (for meeeeeeeeeeee!). Step 1 (there’s only 1 step) - go to the Rue Saint-Honoré. This year, I like-like Anna Molinari - most of the ready-to-wear daily-trash I snapped-up is hers - all hers. It didn’t start out that way - but she sould me on an uncharted course at first sight. Other designers seem to be pushing old-lady-looking floral prints this season. Eeuw! Why?? DIAF. My gran-mère (grandmother) told me - 6 days ago - as she attempted to tame my run-away hair: “You need to be unpredictable, petite beauté, not some comely young automaton. Then everyone will find you interesting and watch to see what you do next.” Thank you, gran-mère - I’ll settle for looking interesting any time.

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Date: 7/30/2021 11:05:00 AM
Ah, teenagers have such strange ideas about appearance. American GIs went nuts over French girls, who are seldom physically attractive, but smart enough to understand that attracting men depends only upon highlighting their best asset (e.g., eye make-up, but no other make-up), in sharp contrast to American woman who give their face and body the works! You have an attractive brain, focus on developing that! Aloha! Rico
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Rico Leffanta
Date: 7/31/2021 11:17:00 AM
Whilst you are in Paris, pop into the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and read La Grande encyclopédie Larousse Histoire des États-Unis. That knowledge will serve you very well at University. Aloha! Rico
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Rico Leffanta
Date: 7/31/2021 11:11:00 AM
Cross the border into Germany, then up to Scandinavia to see physically attractive women! Fashions change, beauty and wealth may disappear in an instant, so cultivate wit, tact, poise, grace and charm as those qualities will serve you well throughout your life! Aloha! Rico
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Anais Vionet
Date: 7/30/2021 1:36:00 PM
French girls are seldom physically attractive?? rico, Rico, RICO! ha ha ha =P

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