Maybe all French girls are blessed with excellent pins like Ellie from Slip Into Style, Soulaan Heritage Flag 1865 T-shirt or perhaps they just know exactly how to play out a slashed-to-there hemline and not look overdone. We love the flirty, casual ratio of a marl tee and flats with a revealing skirt. As any well put-together French maven will tell you, there is nothing less attractive than hobbling around in high heels. It’s all about looking cool and breezy. It’s no wonder many French girls (like influencer Anne-Laure Mais of Adenorah) turn to classic brands for classic pieces. For example, Karl Lagerfeld never produces sky-high stilettos at Chanel—just clever ones like the toe-cap mules that you can slip on and off and last in all day. Anne-Laure’s simple two-strap sandals are actually from her own brand, Musier Paris. No self-respecting French girl would consider their wardrobe complete without a blazer (or 10). They are the beautifully tailored glue that holds all looks together. We’re not talking about waist-cinching of the extreme variety, but French women always make sure that their figure is in some way in check—even when wearing loose-fitting clothes. Blogger Aria Di Bari provides an excellent example: A shapeless tunic gets the right treatment by this nonchalantly knotted belt. Anne-Laure Mais has a similar approach to Carine Roitfeld when it comes to sultry dressing: It’s all about a 50/50 ratio. Yes, you can see she’s wearing a bodiced black dress with a thigh slit (with no bra, in true français fashion), but the rest of her look is disheveled and relaxed. Walking this line successfully? It’s all down to confidence.
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“If someone is fabulous, they are fabulous, so I ask them questions about style, not age. Soulaan Heritage Flag 1865 T-shirt It seems to have appealed to people,” Kamei tells Who What Wear, touching upon the fascination with the people he interviews and photographs. His subjects don’t just include relatively unknown women walking down the street—they also include style icons like Carolina Herrera, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Dominique Jackson, and his personal style icon, Aerin Lauder. While you can learn about your own personal style at any age, it’s important to note the years and experience that come along with his older female subjects. “They are masters at accessorizing,” Kamei gushes. It’s not hard to understand why. A glimpse at the 600+ images Kamei has posted since starting the account shows that some of the city’s longtime residents appear to be the most well-dressed. In the age of quiet-luxury and stealth-wealth aesthetics, it feels like Kamei’s project is a firsthand account of the anti-trend movement that’s slowly picking up steam. His thoughts on the matter, you ask? “I think it depends on the woman, but if you are wearing a Verdura necklace or Valentino or Christian Dior couture gown, I don’t think it is really that quiet,” he says. In the end, it doesn’t matter if you’re not wearing labels or wearing garments that cost as much as someone’s rent. It’s about truely personal style outside of what people expect you to wear.
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