A: I grew up in France and Singapore and now I live in Chicago, Illinois.
Q: What have you studied, and what are you doing now?
A: I am studying Public Relations at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
Q: Links to your style networks?
A: http://chicityfashion.com/
Q: How would you describe your personal style in 3-5 words?
A: Chic American with a touch of Classy Parisienne.
Q: Where do you shop? Luxury or high street? New or vintage? Boutiques? Online?
A:I love to shop at some local boutiques and vintage does not scare me. I prefer going to the stores because trying on is a must for me.
Q: If you had $300 for a shopping spree, how many items would you buy?
A:If I had $300 I would maybe buy 3 items that are long lasting and essential to my closet.
Q: Do you prefer street style fashion or runway fashion?
A: I ADORE street style because it's personal and unique in many ways. It is great to see how many individuals have cool styles and great fashion taste around the world.
Q: What do you splurge on? Skimp on?
A: I splurge on handbags and any kind unfortunately.
Q: When and how did you become interested in fashion, and where do you find your inspiration?
A: I was passionate for fashion the day I first bought my fashion magazine which might have been around 12 years old. I started intensively sketching soon after that. I get my inspiration from many fashion magazines, street styles and blogs.
Q: Who are your favorite style icon(s)?
A: Brigitte Bardot, Charlotte Gainsbourg, MIA, and Steven Meisel.
Q: What are your favorite fashion blogs? Magazines?
A: For fashion blogs I love following WhoWhatWear and Sassique on Twitter as for magazines Harper Bazaar, Elle and Vogue are my fashion bibles.
Q: What do you love about fashion? Not love?
A: I love the fact that fashion brings fun to your daily routine and enables you to be a different character everyday. I hate how fashion sometimes is taken too seriously.
Q: Your favorite designers & brands?
A: I LOVE Yves Saint Laurent. I am amazed at how he turned around the industry and made women powerful with a silhouette. Another designer that I highly respect is Jean Paul Gauthier especially after his designs in the movie Fifth Element by Luc Besson. The last but not least is Alexander McQueen. I am a fan of numerous of his collections.
Q: Do you follow fashion trends? Which ones?
A: I try to stay informed of fashion trends but I do not revolve around them. I follow what style looks good on me.
Q: Do you have any fashion rules when putting an outfit together?
A:The ULTIMATE fashion rule for me is not to try to hard and to always think about shanky versus sexy.
Q: Which would you be best at? Worst at? (Stylist, Designer, Photographer, Buyer)
A:I would be best as a stylist and worst as a designer. I respect greatly designers for their work.
Q: What is your dream job?
A: My dream job would be t work for a Fashion Public Relations firm.
Q: What are your other interests? How do you spend your spare time?
A: I often sketch outfits for personal collections, I create scrapbooks and inspirational boards. When I have some free time I write fashion articles.
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