Hands up who wants to dress like the French? That’s everyone then. Although we’re adamant part of their innate power to always look incredible is down to the items they wear, it’s also down to how they wear them. Backing basics for decades–from the Breton tee and trench coat to oversized blazers–the women in France know how to put pieces together. And this, friends, is how we can learn to copy their style credentials.
There’s a certain way French women always wear jeans, and lately it seems to be with the ever-versatile shacket that’s been loved for many seasons now. And when it comes to knitwear, the French girls are making a case for cardigans (and knit vests) over supersize collar shirts. Proving that basics needn’t be boring, these are the three outfit formulas French women rely on to look put together, with minimal effort needed.
