STYLE AND THE CITY

Paris is synonymous with beauty, fashion, and excitement - but it can also create apprehension in Americans who do not speak French.

As a fluent French speaker, Susan Tabak has always been familiar with the city's nooks and crannies. Moreover, while listening to a salesperson's shopping tips during a recent vacation, Susan realized that the conversation would never have occurred if she did not speak the language.

This provoked Susan to wonder: How do foreigners with a love for French fashion - but without a knowledge of Paris or the French language - discover the treasures of the Right and Left Banks?