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French women do not sleep alone, do not get fat, do not do braces, and their children are not naughty! This year, Russian publishers have released at least ten books about the French way of life.
What is the reason for such an interest in French women?
First of all, with the historical halo of France as a fashion trendsetter. Since the XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries, Paris has been the main source of information about fashion: from here special dolls — pandoras, dressed in festive and everyday clothes, were sent to the courts of European monarchs. From them, the high society learned what to wear at home and at balls. Later, France became a cultural model in a broad sense. Women all over the world are happy to learn the secrets of cooking, love relationships and self-care from French women.
Do they really have secrets?
Of course, there are secrets. Just like any other nation. But the fact is that fashion includes in us the instinct to imitate fashion, we perceive it as a secret that we want to comprehend and repeat. But the peculiarity of French women is just the opposite — unwillingness to imitate anyone. In the ability to combine catchy and inconspicuous, flashy and classic. They experience the joy of this game and a sense of freedom.
What caused a new surge of interest in France?
I think it is a crisis of national identity, both in Europe and in Russia. The globalization of the economy, the influx of migrants — against this background, we need some kind of model to preserve our originality. And what could be more successful than the authoritative model of cultural behavior in all spheres, which historically represents France?