Book-Inspired Fashion: Anna and the French Kiss
I thought hard about the wedges, but ended up including them since I love how Anna and Étienne embrace their height difference. She claims to be 3 inches taller than him, but it never seems to be an issue at all, and I really appreciate that.
I had to include the art print, which says “Un autre, s’il vous plait,” which means “another, please,” pretty much summing up my (and Anna’s) relationship with macarons.
This look is incredibly effortless and easy to throw on. I imagine it would look awesome with Anna’s gorgeous hair!
3. Thinner, Lighter, Softer
Now I know why people are always carrying on about Paris in the springtime. The leaves are bright green with birth, the chestnut trees are clustered with pink buds, and the walkways are lined with lemon yellow tulips. Everywhere I look Parisians are smiling. They’ve shed their woolen scarves for scarves that are thinner, lighter, softer […] Everyone is happy because it’s the first warm day of the year. We haven’t seen sunshine in months. (Perkins 307).
Product Info: Dress – Lulu’s, Jacket – Forever 21, Shoes – Bloomingdale’s, Scarf – Forever 21
Warning: spoilers ahead!
This scene, although beautiful, is immediately followed by a revelation that blows the good weather out of the water, because this is the day Étienne learns that his mother has beat cancer. It also happens to lay the perfect setting for Anna and Étienne’s unforgettable French kiss, although it initially sets off far more problems than solutions for their relationship.
It’s immediately obvious how simple this outfit is, like the last one, and that’s because a lot of the answers that Anna and Étienne need are, in fact, simple, as evidenced by Étienne beating his father at his own game in order to attend Berkeley in the United States.
The first draft of this outfit was a top and jeans instead of a dress, but I realized that after months of cloudy weather, warmth and springtime would probably entail summery dresses more than anything else. I also think of the white dress as a blank slate for Anna and Étienne after both being entangled with other people for months.
