10 Street Style Trends Taking Over the French Capital This Spring

I make a point of keeping an eye on the fashionable things that are going on over in Paris, France. A self-confessed Francophile, I’ve spent the best part of my 13-year-long career analysing the looks of French women, be it from Instagram uploads or via the streets. And now that spring has officially sprung, I’ve begun to see Paris’s stylish city dwellers shake off their coats and boots and, instead, start to embrace the joy new season with a host of fresh outfits.

French street style rarely disappoints. What I love most about it is that the country’s seasons emulate our own (for the most part, anyway; I wish we experienced more of those South of France temperatures). So, I can always see myself being able to wear much of what they are, too. It sounds cliche but I do see lots of French women relying heavily on what would widely be considered to be “wardrobe classics”. Things like straight-leg jeans, pointelle knits, tailored blazers and elegant skirts—items that never truly date. Perhaps you’ll want to accuse me of over-romanticising the French aesthetic but, to that, let me guide you to the below.