Living Forever Chic

Why French women of a certain age are the consummate hostesses, homemakers, and style icons - and how you can be, too. Frenchwomen - particularly those 40 and beyond - are role models for stylish and gracious living, what the French call l'art de vivre.
American-born fashion journalist Tish Jett, who has studied these women for years, shared their beauty secrets in her first book, Forever Chic. Now she explores why Frenchwomen of a certain age are master hostesses and homemakers, expert practioners of les