Historians have removed the idea of women as flaneurs for years, deeming their experience of city walking to be limited. Perhaps it was never limited, just different.

Boshemia designer and newly-Parisian-by-adoption Lauren sat down for a discussion with Mathilde Maire, better known as The Purrisian. Mathilde is a self-defined ‘crazy cat lady’ and book-hoarding librarian who is an up-and-coming illustrator in based in Paris.

We woke before Paris itself did. The city was sub-zero, the light was blue and thick. Our breath came out in plumes and our fingertips tingled against the warm cups of coffee we clasped.