Photo courtesy of Sandra Semburg
Beyond striped tops and sexy, mussed hair, defining the quintessential French-girl look without leaning on clichés is a bit, shall we say, difficile. So we turned to the experts—three iconic Parisiennes you’ll probably recognize from your feed—and asked them to tell us, in their own words, what French style is to them.
CAROLINE
DE MAIGRET
model, music producer, Chanel muse
“To me, it’s about finding a few great statement pieces that define your personality and in which you feel your best,” offers the woman who wrote How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are.
