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Oh la la! Parisian Style

Wendy M. is head stylist and owner of Smitten With Style, a personal and corporate stylist that is helping women and men of all ages, shapes and sizes to dress their best from head to toe! With a range of services including shopping trips, Style Masterclasses, wardrobe consultations and corporate presentations, there’s sure to be a service to help you.

It seems you can’t go anywhere this season without seeing a strong Parisian influence on this autumn/winter’s new season fashion.

Flooded everywhere in shops from Portmans to Bardot, Sussan and even Rodney Clark, I’m seeing Chanel inspired jackets and quilted bags, pearls and stripes, navy and berets.

It’s a wonderful look but it does take a little bit of thinking to put together as you want to look a bit more ‘Chanel meets Gossip Girl’ rather than ‘Chanel meets Lady Gaga’!

So how best to wear it? The trick is not to overdo it. You don’t want to appear too “matchy matchy”, head to toe in these Parisian inspired creations, as wonderful as they are. So lay off the boucle jacket plus pearls over the navy and white striped tee – it’s all too much!

Instead, take one item of French frou frou and make it your own. Keep your other pieces decidedly modern and in keeping with your current style to really work this trend. For example, take a boucle jacket, pair it with some skinny jeans over a plain white tee, and throw on a quilted shoulder bag. Or channel a little oh la la inspiration and work the striped tee with a couple of strands of pearls – chunky pearls will best suit the relaxed look of the tee.

And for true French class, keep your outfit in the uniform black and white but amp up the style with a beret and an oversized quilted bag. Et voila – Coco Chanel lives on!

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