News — French fashion
Stacey Lamble
Rebonjour Brigitte
Our beloved Brigitte cotton dress is back this season in a white base and navy stripe (above). You’ve probably guessed that for this piece, we took inspiration from Brigitte Bardot who wore this style of casual dress on the French Riviera. The Brigitte features a hem that falls to the knee and has a soupçon (5%) of elastane in the fabric to keep its shape and comfort. The just-released white base/blue stripe pictured above has three-quarter-length sleeves. It will be joined next week by two other colourways: red base with white stripe, and mocha with blue stripe....
Claudia Curran
Cricket Cable Knit Jumper
Australian Merino wool blended with cashmere makes up our new Cricket cable knit jumper.
Claudia Stahl
A FAMILY AFFAIR
From my years of living in Paris I cultivated a sense of what was behind the French Women innate sense of style. One day while visiting the local “Franprix” supermarket I glimpsed out of the corner of my mind a thirty something brunette French lady in her Chanel jacket and faded blue jeans with a pair of Le Coq trainers. It worked 100%. She demonstrated the French's great ability to wear casual with a touch of formal. The French also have a real penchant for canvas bags especially those with a lick of sequins. Other than the odd Hermes Kelly bag I...
Claudia Stahl
WHAT MY YEARS IN PARIS TAUGHT ME ABOUT FRENCH FASHION
I lived in Paris from 2000-2004. During my years there I learnt very quickly that the way we dress in Sydney is very different to the way one dresses in Paris. My personal style was about to take a huge learning curve.