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From my (unnecessarily frequent) time on social media and blogs over the past few years, Iโve realized that the French girls are the It girls. Every French girl has taken over Pinterest fashion boards with their short heels, black sunglasses, and bangs.
The French girls just seem to know how to dress every season; weโre all just living in their world. You wonโt see them buying new clothes every month searching for coupons before the Aritzia sale ends because they already know how to endlessly style what they currently own.
So how do they do it? you may askโฆ
Letโs go over how every French girl puts together a Pinterest-worthy fall outfit so that we stop spending four hours a day on Pinterest searching for outfit ideas.
1. Layering
Layering is the secret tip that will keep you from overpacking on a winter vacation and from your closet bursting behind its doors. The French girls will never be seen in the same exact outfit, but theyโll always be wearing the same clothes year-round. When you layer clothes, you get more use out of them and more outfits.
The key is to layer simple pieces with coats, blazers, cardigans, and even purses. You most likely wonโt be seeing them in bulky winter coats because they are layering long sleeves and sweaters underneath long coatsโwhich weโll get to.
Tip: before you press โplace order,โ make sure itโs something that you can layer; can it be worn under a coat or with a button-down? Can a dress or sweater be layered over it? Or a long sleeve be layered under it? If the answer is noโฆmaybe find a coupon first.
2. Color Scheme
This is probably incorrect, but French girls, in our opinion, invented the capsule wardrobe. By focusing on a color scheme/palette as you purchase clothing, you make it easier to create outfits because matching clothing becomes seamless. The French girl fashion color scheme in the fall and winter will consist of rich browns, creamy whites, blacks, burnt oranges, and dark wash blues in denim. Stick to a color scheme and youโll have yourself a Pinterest-worthy fall outfit every day.
3. Own a Long Coat
The most well-known French girl fashion tip of all, that some still happen to forget, is the long coat. A long coat will transform any outfit, not only keeping you warm, but fashionable too. Automatically making you look like miss Anna Wintour instead of someone that would be criticized by Anna Wintourโcan you tell weโve been rewatching The Devil Wears Prada?
4. Pair it with a Pair of Booties
Not the booties Jess from New Girl would wearโwe love Jess, just not her shoesโbut rather booties that have a heel and cover more than just your ankle. Theyโre an investment that youโll hold onto for years because they never go out of style.
5. Simple Accessories
Black sunglasses, claw clips, gold hoops, and leather purses. Thatโs it. Thatโs the tweet.
6. Basic Pieces
If the majority of your credit card bill is filled with clothing purchasesโno judgementโmaybe youโre not buying the right clothes. Focus your purchases on simple, basic pieces that donโt follow trends. So stay away from trendy colors and tops that are Y2K, or else youโll most likely end up with clothes that wonโt work for more than one outfit.
Find: turtlenecks, bodysuits, jeans, long coats, and cardigans; versatile and timeless items.
7. Focus on the Bottoms
To truly bring out your inner French girl, pick out a plain top, and pay attention to the bottoms. Donโt reach for the leggings or skinny jeans, but rather the wide-leg trousers and straight jeans.
8. Comfort!
Think jeans, sweaters, cardigans, scarves, and boots; these are all items that have value in your wardrobe because they surpass trends and are made of durable materialโdenim, leather, etc.โand are comfortable. The last thing you want to be doing is investing in clothes that arenโt comfortable because then youโll never wear them! French fashion focuses on comfort first. Itโs all about finding those nicer pieces, like a good pair of jeans rather than leggings, that look nice and bring comfort.
Living life, and writing about it as I go.
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