I always try to silence the “I have nothing to wear” thoughts that seem to creep into my mind at the start of any new season. I know I’m exaggerating when I do because, of course, I have things to wear. The truth is that I think I don’t have anything to wear as I’ve likely gotten myself into the funk of chucking on the same pieces over and over. I work from home and my daily uniform consists of jeans, one of three knits I have on rotation and slippers—hardly inspiring stuff—and it’s when I’ve worn little else other than these pieces that I start to lose sight of everything else in my wardrobe.
Refusing to buy anything new, I instead turned to a selection of influencers whose style I admire to see what they’ve been wearing so far in 2024 in the hope that they’d inspire me to shake things up. Ask anyone at Who What Wear and they’ll tell you I’m a bit of a Francophile so, naturally, I ended up focusing my search on French-girl outfits.
The main reason I did this was because I know these particular French women rely on basics to assemble their looks, so chances are I’d have similar items lurking in my wardrobe or chest of drawers that I could re-create them with without having to spend a penny. Elegant, easy and anti-trend (the most directional items are a leather skirt and Adidas Sambas), I thought my findings might be of interest to you, too.
Scroll on to see the French-girl outfits I want to copy in 2024. Should you find yourself lacking any of the key components, I’ve also linked out to suitable pieces.