Will The White Lotus get France proper?

French model is delicate 

Please, White, we beg you: no berets. But additionally, be cautious of over-the-top seems à la Emily in Paris. “The French have a way of looking effortlessly chic and put together without ever flashing a label,” asserts Lane Nieset, a Paris-based journey journalist who spends her summers within the South of France. Striking this steadiness is essential at a luxe resort like The White Lotus.

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We can actually anticipate a parade of poolside style or upscale après-ski apparel, however amongst French company, Nieset says, “the only logo you may see is something subtle from Loewe or Celine on a raffia beach bag”. Juxtaposing a nouveau riche American fashionista speckled in Gucci and Louis Vuitton insignias with a French one in a nondescript caftan from Marie France Van Damme can be the right Easter egg for a discerning viewer to identify.

Smoking is so passé… or is it?

A smouldering cigarette has lengthy been cinematic shorthand for “French,” however in response to Le Monde, lower than 1 / 4 of French adults smoked every day in 2023. This could also be as a consequence of ever-increasing bans, with seashores and public gardens becoming a member of eating places, bars and nightclubs as smoke-free zones this July. And lest you assume this has led to complaining among the many French, assume once more: 80% of French individuals truly assist the ban.

That mentioned, e-cigarettes represent a serious loophole, and since an estimated 3.6 million French individuals vape, a whingeing American (see: season one’s Shane) bemoaning the fixed haze of crème brûlée scented vapour across the pool may very well be the right comedic thread.