Last week my stepdaughter Rose kindly accepted to model for this week's Styloise. She studies Marketing & Communication in Amsterdam and stayed with us in Nogent sur Oise. Her favorite spot besides Studio Sapique is the Fôret d'Halatte where she likes to go for a walk (with us haha). Her favorite resto is Chez Watashi Read article…

Adélaïde was the only woman in Beauvais wearing high heels on a very hot day. She's a creative seamstress from Beauvais and sells cute vintage inspired baby & kids apparel in her webshop. She also has a blog called Made in Moi. When she's not creating new designs for Made in Moi, she likes to Read article…

Around lunchtime I spotted Sandra who was about to grab a sandwich with some friends. She's a desktop publisher (and aspiring webdesigner & photographer!) from Gouvieux. She moved to live in the Oise only 1 year ago and absolutely loves it! Her favorite place in the Oise is the forest of Gouvieux where she likes Read article…

Impossible to miss this smiling man with the hat in the streets of Creil. Guy was coming home from his work as a swing manager at Mc Donalds in the Val d'Oise department. Even after more than 15 years at Mc Donalds, his favorite place to eat is still Mc Donalds (the one in Saint Read article…

Cresus and Claude were hanging out in the sun with some friends and were all smiles when I asked to take their picture. They're both students from Creil and very much into basketball and football. Cresus' favorite spot in the Oise is the basketball center in Chantilly while Claude prefers the football spot near the Read article…

I spotted Brian, a High School student from Nogent sur Oise, running errands on his cool espadrilles (!) with his mom and sister. As a theater enthusiast, his favorite place in the Oise is La Faïencerie in Creil. His favorite resto is l'Essentiel (32, avenue Aumont) in Chantilly. It opened only a few weeks ago Read article…

Accompanied by her grandfather and her huge sunnies, Anaïs, a student from Saint-Leu d'Esserent, was doing what she likes best besides practising athletics: shopping! Her favorite spot in the Oise is the Jennyfer shop in the Cora shopping mall in Saint-Maximin. Her favorite resto: Sushi Sushi in Nogent sur Oise. Merci Anaïs!

It's been 10 years that I live in the Oise department in France. The Oise is a department in the North of France, named after the river Oise and is situated 35km north of Paris and part of the Picardie region. When moving to France 10 years ago, it wasn't my intention to live anywhere Read article…