French women will always look up at a man, even if he is four inches shorter than she is.
It's funny because I think that both France and Britain are known for their distinctive styles, and everyone says that France is so chic and elegant but I think, more than that, French women are renowned for dressing in what suits them.
I'm 50% Asian actually, so yes I was born in Paris but I feel more international than French so I can't talk about French women.
I think French women are incredibly comfortable in their skin, whereas in the States people are striving more for one beauty ideal.
French women have been made beautiful by the French people - they're very aware of their bodies, the way they move and speak, they're very confident of their sexuality. French society's made them like that.
What I like about the American woman is she usually has a lot of dynamism. In the U.S., women have a tendency to go forward, to be more exaggerated than in Europe. Many times the rough ideas come from the States, then they are refined in Europe. The American women and the French women are still the best-dressed.
You need mystery. You actually do. I think that's what foreign women, French women in particular, are good at. There's still a sense that you need to keep some of the unknown because that's where the soul resides, or something.
The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.
I think French women tend to keep it simple. I'd say try the less-is-more approach, which is not always easy to get right.
I am not a great French woman. George Sand, Marguerite Duras and Simone de Beauvoir are great French women.
