As Audrey Hepburn famously said, "Paris is always a good idea." Even for a 96-hour trip! During my whirlwind visit there this past week, I packed in at least 12,000 steps a day, meandering around the Marais, St. Germain des Pres, Ile St. Louis, the Right Bank (and running in Parc Monceau!); popping into art exhibits, fashion presentations, several parties and, of course, shopping! Want to know what I bought? Pretty much what the chic Parisiens are wearing: these kitten heels, the embellished jacket, below, that I belted with , as well as this , and this boucle jacket. (Thanks to the strongest dollar in two decades!) All of these new gems complemented what I had packed in my : the black corduroy suit, below, the , above, the bronze corduroy blazer, the black square-neck dress (which garnered major praise from all the French fashionistas), these velvet Mary Janes, this lab-grown Riviere necklace, and 's ruffle-trimmed maxi, and these , all pictured below. You can check out all the highlights (and my outfits) in my .

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