Lessons from the French: Classic vs. Trend
I had a conversation with a girlfriend the other day about why French women are always dressed in beautiful and expensive clothes. The fact is, they spend more money on higher end items, but have much smaller closets that contain timeless pieces. They mix and match the same things and get creative with accessories.
My friend Marie who lives in Paris has a closet with very little in it; 3 pairs of pants, 2 white button down blouses, a few black tops, 2 blazers and a little black dress. Everything she has is labeled Chanel, Givenchy, Valentino, Prada…
American’s are so into trends that we have big closets full of lots of stuff and nothing to wear. I wish I could be more like the Marie but I get bored easy. My eye wanders, I see something…have. to. have…
Since that conversation I have been looking over my wardrobe trying edit. I am going to try to make an effort to either sell the items I don’t wear or work them into rotation. We’ll see how I do!
