Style Copy Cat: Audrey Tautou

It's hard to find an actress who embodies class, individualism and talent these days. Leave it to the French to give us all of these characteristics in one petite package. Audrey Tautou has been one of my favorite actresses since I saw the film Amelie. Her style is effortless and her talent has caught the attention of movie lovers worldwide. Karl Lagerfeld loves Audrey so much that he choose her to star in the CHANEL No. 5 ad campaigns after she portrayed Madam Chanel herself in the Anne Fontaine film, Coco Before Chanel, last fall.

This Style Copy Cat replicates Audrey's look she sported while attending a Chanel party in Paris hosted by Karl Lagerfeld. Notice she is not wearing a pretentious cocktail dress, nor is she decked is diamonds. Audrey is simply showing off her small 5'3 frame in jeans and a fitted blazer. How very French!

Miss Mae Loves: The Blazer

Some woman feel the most sexy when wearing a little black dress or super high heels. While I would never argue the sex appeal of a LBD or the lure of a stiletto, today it seems a bit more modern to mix things up. To me, the structured blazer is one of the most seducing pieces a woman can wear. One can throw it over anything and suddenly feel undeniably chic and incredibly sexy.

In the bubble that is Orange County I always like to think that wearing a blazer brings me a little closer to the New York state of mind. I try to avoid the ever popular "the more skin the better" mentality like the Plague. I admire the kind of gal that can rock a mini skirt and killer shoes, while looking effortlessly pulled together with a thigh grazing suit jacket. What's hotter than that?

Today the blazer in no longer appropriate in the workplace only, but everywhere. You can often spot Ashley Olsen sporting the look with jeans and a silk tee. Chloe Sevigny looks super amazing when she does the oversized blazer with jean short shorts. Anyway you rock it, the blazer always demands attention, authority and allure.

Alexa Chung, Ashley Olsen, Chloe Sevigny

All photo credits: google images