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5 French labels I love

Whilst searching for some additions to my wardrobe to make me winter ready, I’ve re-ignited my love for these brands. They are all French (an ongoing obsession for me) and all do stunningly understated but still original pieces.

There is something about the way the way French labels do the chic/rock chick/bohemian look that labels here just can’t compare to. I’m always up for a small amount of the English eccentric look but that just doesn’t feel like my style.

I also really relate to the french shopping mentality – it seems to be about carefully picking out the perfect item for your wardrobe that you’ll love for a long time and that really expresses who you are. It seems so very different to the English quantity over quality, status symbol, stand out from the crowd approach.

The list goes like this:



Sandro


Maje


Sonia by Sonia Rykiel

See by Chloé

Zadig and Voltaire

Bag lust

I love this bag. Really. A lot. It’s an Edie shoulder bag from Mulberry and is described officially as powder beige.

It costs a fair amount more than I’ve ever spent on a bag before. I would need to curb the coffee and eating out habit for a little while.

Worth it? I have used my beautiful blue topshop bag every day since I bought it three months ago.  Hmmmm.

New bag!

I made the choice to get this bag fairly quickly in the end. I had a few criteria to fulfil:

  • Colour – I knew I wanted grey, brown or navy as these would go best with the colours I have in my wardrobe. I also already have black and maroon.
  • Price – I would absolutely love to spend £500+ on a bag (this Chloé bag is beautiful for example) but I get such bad buyer’s remorse, I could never enjoy using it. £100 is my upper limit.
  • Size – I have two small bags. This needed to be big enough to accommodate all my Mary Poppins like stuff.
  • Leather – It had to be real.
  • Style – A classic but not old style that won’t date too quickly. This also rules out all the current it bags of the season.

I had seen this one a month ago and thought I couldn’t justify it. I went on to buy some clothes I’m now not wearing. They seemed more practical at the time… So, given my self imposed two month shopping ban and my acknowledged lack of a bag like this I went ahead and got it.

I loved it when I first saw it and love it even more now!