French Clothing

"French Fashion Online Shops & Inspiration"

French clothing is in general inspired by feminine and timeless fashion, but there are many French fashion designers who try to stretch the limits by taking their designs to the edge, experimenting with various color combinations and adding some trendy elements - but they still try to maintain the classic finesse stylish Parisians are known for.

Lanvin 2011

A typical French fashionista emphasizes her body figure with dresses, nipped jackets, waist belts, as well as wearing few colors in her outfit to bring more attention to her natural beauty and not the outfit itself. Red (and other bright colors, but not the fad type) is also often worn strategically to highlight a fab asset and simply create a chic fashion statement.

Where to Shop French Clothing

Here I've compiled a list of online fashion stores where you can buy French inspired clothing and even find some inspiration on the latest outfits and looks.

Note: Most of these stores ship to Europe or within UK only, so if you're located outside of Europe, you'll have to rent a European/UK address and have the items sent there and then forwarded to your actual address.

You can find mail forwarders on eBay and on this mail forwarding service page. Or you can always have someone you know who lives in UK/Europe send the package to you.

Promod.co.uk

Promod offering French inspired clothes

Laredoute

Laredoute offering French inspired clothes

French Connection

French Connection offering French inspired clothes

French Fashion Designers

For more inspiration I recommend that you look up various french fashion designers at Style.com. It gives you an idea of how the core of the french fashion industry thinks and as well as giving you plenty of outfit inspiration.

Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld