In this episode of the Back Row podcast, veteran fashion journalist Dana Thomas joins Amy Odell to talk about Emily in Paris! She reveals what it was really like to actually live the fantasy of moving to Paris at 18 years old to work in fashion, how it influenced her style, and how actual French fashion is so different from the show.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Why Emily in Paris works as fantasy

01:30 Dana Thomas’s real “Emily in Paris” story

03:40 Modeling and learning French beauty and style rules

06:40 French chic vs. American cool

09:50 Life as a teenage model in the 1980s

12:00 Falling in love and moving to Paris

14:00 How French women actually dress

17:20 Scarves are very important

22:30 The French style formula, explained

26:20 Handbags, pockets, and why French women don’t carry much

29:00 Men’s style in Paris vs. the "Emily in Paris" fantasy

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