Chic French Style Guide - How To Dress Like A French Woman.
Today I'm sharing how to dress like a french woman. These are my tips for achieving French girl style based on my observations while in France and from following some amazing French women on YouTube and Instagram. Thanks so much for watching! xx Audrey.
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Video Transcript
hi everybody welcome back to my channel
in today's video I want to talk about
French girls style I'm gonna go over and
some of the things I've noticed from my
own personal trips and then also things
I've picked up from wonderful women here
on YouTube and on Instagram that
actually live in France and if these are
hopefully going to be tips that we can
all apply to our wardrobes in order to
get that very effortless look that we
associate with French women now for we
hop into it I want to say that a lot of
the videos and guides the EC on this
topic tend to be a very generalized
stereotype and they represent a very
narrow representation not only of women
but also certainly French women so I
hope that I'm not gonna perpetuate any
of those today and instead offer things
that we can all use regardless of
whether or not we look like a manual alt
or want to dress like her so let's get
started first up is personal style /
fashion one thing that I've noticed very
consistently has been an emphasis on
really enhancing your style and not so
much following what everyone else is
wearing it's something I really really
appreciate it's something that you can
find really everywhere this is not
exclusive to France by any means but it
seems to be really celebrated in France
and it's something that I really love
because as you know you've been to this
channel before it's something I've
really encouraged I encourage all of us
to take that time for ourselves and
really try to find our style and really
try to find things that feel like us
things that when we wear them are an
extension of who we are so when we
represent ourselves to the world we're
in harmony basically we aren't
uncomfortable we're wearing things that
we love and I think at the end of the
day that is far more beneficial than any
one article of clothing that you can
wear it becomes a thing that comes from
the inside almost you just look at peace
with yourself and you can engage with
people around you you're not constantly
tugging your clothes and worrying about
how you look that day and instead you
are wearing things that just enhance you
so you can really live your life and I
love
that along those same lines there really
seems to be an emphasis on a few
classics worn really well so a few
things that are really timeless things
that you can wear through your twenties
all the way through your 40s 50s 60s 70s
things that can become the cornerstone
to your personal style playing off of
the first tip and things that have been
tailored and customed to you to really
enhance all of that so instead of
constantly chasing trends and constantly
worrying about wearing what is in
fashion at that moment there is a strong
focus on finding pieces that can really
take you through your life and really
trying to find what those are for
yourself and then fully embracing them
so rather than changing up your jean
silhouette just because the magazines
are telling you to you are wearing the
same jeans that you love because they
work for you
you work for your lifestyle you feel
great in them and they go with the rest
of your wardrobe and I love that that's
something that I've really been working
on for myself the past couple years and
I've noticed a huge benefit when I
stopped focusing on what everyone else
was telling me to wear and instead
focused on what I loved to wear and
finding those timeless pieces within my
own wardrobe I became much happier with
not only how I looked but also how I
felt and I think that when fashion is in
harmony with you those things line up so
beautifully and it's something that you
can't buy it's just something that
becomes so effortless and I think that's
something really beautiful about French
fashion in particular when many of us
think of French style I think we're
thinking of Parisian style and at the
end of the day that really is City
dressing and as a former City liber
myself I lived in New York City for six
years I can personally attest that city
dressing tends to come down to necessity
really so a lot of the things that we
associate with French style and Parisian
style are out of functionality and I
think one of the cornerstones of that is
a lack of space when you're living in a
small apartment sometimes a very
historic old apartment may be without a
closet or a very small closet you don't
have enough room to just buy things
aimlessly so there really is
strong focus on quality over quantity
and really making sure that you're
buying things you can rely on so you're
not just aimlessly buying things because
you don't have the space to do that so
there was this real shift in thinking I
think that is beautiful and something
that we can all incorporate something
that I work really hard on trying to
retrain myself to do especially if
you've been exposed to rampant
consumerism but so many of us have it's
very difficult to undo a lot of those
habits but once you start looking at
your clothing that's something that you
want to have around for a very long time
it changes how you look at it so really
focusing on high quality pieces that are
going to be versatile for you I think is
fantastic something I love I highly
encourage everyone to do and I think a
beautiful cornerstone of French fashion
as well because the wardrobes tend to be
on the smaller sides and there is an
emphasis on quality over quantity I
think that's why we have such a
beautiful use of accessories with French
fashion and really making sure that
you're able to wear something a bunch of
different ways and have it look brand
new
so really playing around with great
earrings beautiful scarves you know how
I feel about scarves and I think that
those are absolutely 100% used in a
variety of ways in France I always find
very inspiring but also handbags and
great shoes and great sunglasses that's
something I really noticed the last time
I was there most recently it's just how
many great sunglasses there are in
eyeglasses and how those are really used
as a personal accessory and an extension
of personal style in great colors and
great shapes I just love it and I think
that by finding a few accessories for
yourself that really represent your
personal style and you could just throw
on are so helpful for making you feel
your best like I mentioned earlier when
many of us are thinking of French style
I think we're envisioning Parisian style
and that really comes down to city
dressing and City
is all about practicality you really
need things that are going to be useful
for your life things you can actually
wear to live and I think that that
translates really beautifully into
personal style and the adaptation of
personal style because all of us love to
see things that you can actually live
your life in and we love seeing women
represent that so really spending time
to find those pieces for yourself is
invaluable I think I highly recommend
finding beautiful Footwear that's
comfortable things that will last a long
time when walking in cities things will
protect your feet especially depending
on where you're living and things that
are going to be comfortable it's one
thing to look great but it's another to
actually be comfortable and I highly
recommend finding that middle ground I
think it's very possible and then also I
think that's why when a lot of us think
of French style we think of darker
colors much like living in any major
city you have to worry about grime and
kind of city look all over the place so
it's important to have colors that won't
really show any stains means you can
wear from day to night things that can
take you from work into a beautiful
restaurant so dark washed denim things
like a really dark beautifully tailored
blazer and trench coats
things that are practical the trench
coat will keep your beautiful outfit
protected when you're in a city walking
and you get caught in the rain and then
a beautiful handbag that can accommodate
all of those things something really
sturdy and durable that you can put your
change of shoes into something less
practical for dinner and then a trench
coat and umbrella maybe your makeup
anything you're gonna need throughout
the day a tote bag or reusable tote bags
you can get groceries and not have to
worry about not having anywhere to put
them all of these things a real focus on
practicality again I think it's just
it's so nice it's something we can all
really implement into our own style
even though Paris is home to so many
amazing designers that we all covet I
personally see very few designer goods
or obvious designer goods while in
France and I think that comes down to a
couple of reasons I've heard from other
well you're on YouTube that part of that
is because the taxes are so high so it's
not possible to own a lot of these
things but I think it also comes down to
an emphasis on personal style and again
quality over quantity and really making
sure that something is going to be a
good investment for your own personal
wardrobe instead of wanting something
just because it's designer so really
focusing on how something has been made
and whether or not you'll be able to
enjoy it for many years I think it's a
really really great way to look at
fashion and I think it's something we
can all implement into our own wardrobes
if there is something designer that you
really want I think that's more than
okay obviously but I don't think that
should be why you want something and I
think that that's a really healthy way
to look at not only shopping but also
style because I don't think you can buy
style
I think style is attainable at every
single price point and I certainly don't
think you need designer to be stylish so
I really appreciate that I think it's a
very freeing thing and it's something
that is just so beautifully done I think
by so many amazing fashion icons and
last but not least is the emphasis on
fashion being for everyone there doesn't
seem to be a limitation on who can
participate in fashion and I love that I
think that regardless of what you look
like and how old you are we can all
truly find our own unique personal style
and I love that about French style and
French women there seems to be this real
eagerness to participate that I just
love and I think that the more we do
that for ourselves the happier we are
because it becomes an extension of
everything else
obviously if fashion is not the only
thing that matters but I do think it has
a really great potential for enhancing
our lives and making us feel like we're
participating in life in a way that is a
true extension of who we are on the
inside so I love that and it's something
that I think is just so wonderful to
fully embrace and
the internet now we have access to so
many different personal styles that we
can truly see all of the opportunity and
all of the potential out there and use
that to better ourselves so I will link
some amazing inspiration down below for
you and I hope that you go down the
rabbit hole and really start finding
that for yourself if you haven't already
and just seeing how it can truly enhance
your life and then of course focusing on
things beyond fashion great hobbies
loving those around you and
participating in life and just really
embracing everything as it comes to you
I think is a lovely sentiment that we
can all use and there you have it those
are some of my tips for achieving french
girls style some of the things we can
implement into our own wardrobes to
achieve that effortless chic look that
we all want and things that we can use
to enhance our own personal style I hope
that you liked this and you found it
helpful and I would love to know in the
comments down below a fashion icon of
yours who is someone that you love her
style I want to grow my arsenal of great
fashion so please let me know in the
comments down below and like always
thank you so much for watching and let's
see my next one have a great day