I have been vacillating between opposite ends of the fashion spectrum lately, either wearing bold blockprints and busy florals or minimalist black and white. Today, I’m feeling the latter, inspired by French street style starlets and their je ne sais quoi. I had a little pocket of free time this afternoon and was torn between wanting to finish my novel or play around with outfit planning for my trip to New York. I sat down at my desk and started putting together outfits inspired by some street style photos I’d pinned. I was delighted to discover I could emulate many of these fashion moments with inexpensive finds, many of which I already own…
LOOK 1: WHITE TEE (MY FAVORITE — DETAILS HERE) // GAP JEANS // JEFFREY CAMPBELL FLATS (I BELIEVE HERS ARE CHANEL) // AMAZON BAG (HERS IS CELINE)
LOOK 2: BLACK TEE // DENIM SHORTS // FRENCH SOLE SANDALS // MARNI TRUNK BAG
LOOK 3: BANANA REPUBLIC TOP // DILLARDS PANTS // KAYU TOTE // FRENCH SOLE SANDALS
I also put together a more general “Parisian-street-style-inspired” board below. Simple shapes, clean lines, tailored details. I want to specifically call out this under-$175 taupe jumpsuit — it looks like it could be Isabel Marant! I also shared a fabulous denim jumpsuit below from Mother, but you can get the look for less with this $59 score at Madewell.
01. MOTHER JUMPSUIT // 02. ILLESTEVA SUNGLASSES // 03. LOEFFLER RANDALL LEONIE FLATS // 04. ANINE BING DRESS // 05. SEA LEONA SHORTS // 06. PISTOLA JUMPSUIT // 07. FRENCH SOLE SANDALS // 08. MARGAUX FLATS // 09. ZARA MINI CITY BAG // 10. YAITTE BLOUSE // 11. YAITTE TROUSERS // 12. NILI LOTAN JASPER DRESS // 13. AMAZON SUNGLASSES // 14. GOLDEN GOOSE MIDSTARS // 15. LOEWE BASKET BAG // 16. ZARA TRENCH DRESS // 17. VALENTINO FLAT
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Unrelated to the extremely chic finds you shared today, but I just finished Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell last week after adding it to my reading list back when you originally shared it. What a beautifully written book! I’m not a mother, but I was also moved by O’Farrell’s depictions of grief and loss of a child. I also thought Agnes and Shakespeare’s courtship and union was a really interesting reflection on the lengths people will go to to escape their situations. Both left (or thought they were leaving) very toxic home lives when they got married and, ironically, neither escaped them that much. I also enjoyed the reflections on siblinghood, especially between the protagonist and her brother, the farmer.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Oh I’m so glad you read Hamnet. Even hearing the name pulls at my heart strings. What a great insight about “the lengths people will go to to escape their situations.” So well-put and so well-observed. I also didn’t understand how Agnes and Shakespeare sort of “fell out” or “fell away” from one another when they seemed so in love. But perhaps that’s the key.
xx