{"id":19505,"date":"2021-10-07T20:53:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T02:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/?p=19505"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:30:13","slug":"affordable-french-clothing-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/affordable-french-clothing-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable French Clothing Brands &#8211; Shopping in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19505\" class=\"elementor elementor-19505\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-115b43da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"115b43da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59694d4d\" data-id=\"59694d4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3758a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e3758a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PARIS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ada3090 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ada3090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475c1c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475c1c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paris clothing brands where &#8220;French Girl Style&#8221; won&#8217;t break the budget<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-715097d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"715097d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f276651\" data-id=\"4f276651\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f187eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f187eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>There may be affiliate links within this post which provide me with a commission, at no cost to you. This is a way to help me to provide valuable content. More information at: <span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy &amp; Disclosure<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-044db15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"044db15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d63f23\" data-id=\"4d63f23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da63367 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6da63367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>P<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aris may be synonymous with high fashion but chic doesn\u2019t have to be expensive; affordable French clothing brands are plentiful and waiting to be discovered. Although they vary in style and approach, my favorite French brands all reflect that same Parisian &#8220;je ne sais quoi&#8221; \u2014 they make clothes that help French women look effortlessly chic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7be1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7be1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/parisian-woman-bike-tara-jarmon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19674\" alt=\"A woman on a bike in a dress in heels looks chic outside of a Tara Jarmon store in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/parisian-woman-bike-tara-jarmon.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/parisian-woman-bike-tara-jarmon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/parisian-woman-bike-tara-jarmon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/parisian-woman-bike-tara-jarmon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/parisian-woman-bike-tara-jarmon-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Paris in early September; Parisian women ride their bikes in \"practical\" heels and pretty dresses<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499a5f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"499a5f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affordable French Girl Style - Less is More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7956d005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7956d005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because the spirit of Parisian style is investing in classics, rather than something they wear for a season, French women don&#8217;t flutter in the winds of the latest fashion trends. They find the styles that work best for them. (I&#8217;ve written more about this in creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/french-wardrobe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">French Wardrobe<\/span><\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p><p>And investment pieces don&#8217;t have to be pricey. These affordable brands make quality clothing at accessible prices. That said, there is nothing listed here that compares to cheap U.S. brands like Old Navy or Gap. Monoprix, shared below, is the least expensive. It&#8217;s a department store so some people compare it to Target, although I find the clothes are more curated and better quality.\u00a0<\/p><p>I look at shopping in Paris like this: if I am buying fewer clothes items, I can spend more when I find something I love. For anyone else moving away from fast fashion, French clothing will inspire you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ff55e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ff55e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-becfd95\" data-id=\"becfd95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfc790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cfc790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">French Clothing Brands, in Brief<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8170848 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8170848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A.P.C. - Excellent denim, knitwear and menswear-inspired jackets. Gorgeous handbags! Also sells menswear and children\u2019s. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Claudie Pierlot - Whimsical casual clothing; some pieces feel boho, others feel preppy. Great prices.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Maje - Maje calls itself \u201cfeminine, free and emotional\u201d. Quality items with broad appeal. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Monoprix - very affordable basics and on-trend pieces. A great place for current shoe styles at bargain prices. Also sells menswear and children\u2019s. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Petite Mendogote - Feminine clothing pieces that embrace color and pattern. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">S\u00e9zane - Excellent prices for the quality \u2014 buttery soft knitwear, smart blazers and a nicely curated shoe and handbag selection. Also sells menswear, childrens and home. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Soeur - Modern femininity. Classic pieces made with beautiful fabrics that you\u2019ll wear again and again.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tara Jarmon  - Sophisticated statement pieces. This is where I would go to splurge. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle-notch\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 39.056v16.659c0 10.804 7.281 20.159 17.686 23.066C383.204 100.434 440 171.518 440 256c0 101.689-82.295 184-184 184-101.689 0-184-82.295-184-184 0-84.47 56.786-155.564 134.312-177.219C216.719 75.874 224 66.517 224 55.712V39.064c0-15.709-14.834-27.153-30.046-23.234C86.603 43.482 7.394 141.206 8.003 257.332c.72 137.052 111.477 246.956 248.531 246.667C393.255 503.711 504 392.788 504 256c0-115.633-79.14-212.779-186.211-240.236C302.678 11.889 288 23.456 288 39.056z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Vanessa Bruno - Elegant easy-to-wear clothes with a modern edge. Wonderful accessories  \u2014 chic totes and handbags. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shoe-prints\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M192 160h32V32h-32c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64s28.65 64 64 64zM0 416c0 35.35 28.65 64 64 64h32V352H64c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64zm337.46-128c-34.91 0-76.16 13.12-104.73 32-24.79 16.38-44.52 32-104.73 32v128l57.53 15.97c26.21 7.28 53.01 13.12 80.31 15.05 32.69 2.31 65.6.67 97.58-6.2C472.9 481.3 512 429.22 512 384c0-64-84.18-96-174.54-96zM491.42 7.19C459.44.32 426.53-1.33 393.84.99c-27.3 1.93-54.1 7.77-80.31 15.04L256 32v128c60.2 0 79.94 15.62 104.73 32 28.57 18.88 69.82 32 104.73 32C555.82 224 640 192 640 128c0-45.22-39.1-97.3-148.58-120.81z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bobbies - On-trend and iconic shoe styles.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shoe-prints\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M192 160h32V32h-32c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64s28.65 64 64 64zM0 416c0 35.35 28.65 64 64 64h32V352H64c-35.35 0-64 28.65-64 64zm337.46-128c-34.91 0-76.16 13.12-104.73 32-24.79 16.38-44.52 32-104.73 32v128l57.53 15.97c26.21 7.28 53.01 13.12 80.31 15.05 32.69 2.31 65.6.67 97.58-6.2C472.9 481.3 512 429.22 512 384c0-64-84.18-96-174.54-96zM491.42 7.19C459.44.32 426.53-1.33 393.84.99c-27.3 1.93-54.1 7.77-80.31 15.04L256 32v128c60.2 0 79.94 15.62 104.73 32 28.57 18.88 69.82 32 104.73 32C555.82 224 640 192 640 128c0-45.22-39.1-97.3-148.58-120.81z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Jonak - Affordable well-made styles, classics with edge. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8387084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8387084\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae4760f\" data-id=\"ae4760f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8e8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be8e8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affordable French Clothing Stores,  Le List!<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32982c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f32982c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/soeur-paris-clothing-brand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19527\" alt=\"A rack of stylish clothes by Soeur amidst shelves with shoes and bags. Soeur is an affordable French clothing brand from Paris.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/soeur-paris-clothing-brand.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/soeur-paris-clothing-brand-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/soeur-paris-clothing-brand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/soeur-paris-clothing-brand-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/soeur-paris-clothing-brand-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff63cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff63cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soeur<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdb39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fdb39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am starting with one of my favorites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soeur.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Soeur<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t was started by sisters Domitille and Ang\u00e9lique <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brion, and t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heir vision was to dress all women, regardless of age, and to simplify style. Yes please!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Soeur clothing feels classic yet original, both feminine and modern with nothing that is overly fussy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">The knitwear and blouses are lovely and they also sell stylish shoes and boots. And\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">I can attest to the quality as I regularly wear the Soeur linen-blend trousers I purchased a few years ago. They have a subtle tweed pattern, and without overstating things, they are perfect; excellent quality for the price.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065cf58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"065cf58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/susan-heinrich-paris-style-bistro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26155\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich sits in a Paris bistro wearing a black top and French tweed trousers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/susan-heinrich-paris-style-bistro.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/susan-heinrich-paris-style-bistro-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/susan-heinrich-paris-style-bistro-150x236.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Wearing my Soeur pants to dinner in Paris<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0559a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0559a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soeur styles would appeal to many women and with more than a dozen locations in Paris you will have ample opportunity to visit one of their charming boutiques. I definitely think you should!\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Paris, they have locations in other European cities including Madrid and Berlin.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Online Shopping<\/strong>: You can purchase from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soeur.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Soeur online<\/span><\/a> \u2014 they ship worldwide (free in France and Belgium). The website is priced in euros and it costs 26\u20ac to ship to the U.S. and Canada.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9128eb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9128eb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91e0d8a\" data-id=\"91e0d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e61d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e61d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigote-affordable-french-brand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19517\" alt=\"A woman&#039;s hand holds a white blouse next to blazers and skirts in fall colours at Petite Mendigot, an affordable French brand in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigote-affordable-french-brand.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigote-affordable-french-brand-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigote-affordable-french-brand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigote-affordable-french-brand-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigote-affordable-french-brand-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1310e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd1310e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Petite Mendigote Paris<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff26d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff26d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sybille Roger Vasselin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> started <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+SdFi5_J-AGqnHHpedtggRw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Petite Mendigote<\/span><\/a> with accessories and shoes; her goal was to make fun, stylish pieces that felt distinctly Parisian. When she expanded into clothing, she wanted to create affordable pieces women could wear to work and out afterward. Practical, effortless and charming \u2014 so very French.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Petite Mendigote embraces color, pattern and femininity.\u00a0 I am not sure you would be wearing Petite Mendigote if you worked as a lawyer or banker, but I\u2019ve been buying more feminine, flowy blouses and dresses in the last few years. As I perused Petite Mendigote, it reminded me of the US brand Doen, yet\u00a0 feels distinctly French.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It is also budget-friendly, and I love the use of color and gorgeous fabrics. I really like their shoe collection as well, and they are well-priced.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">There are six Petite Mendigote boutiques in Paris; I visited the boutique in the 6th arrondissement (23 Rue Du Dragon), and everything about it was simply charming.\u00a0<\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Online Shopping:<\/strong>\u00a0 they do ship internationally for a fee and returns are at your expense. To the U.S. and Canada it&#8217;s 25 euros and takes about 10 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2586366 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2586366\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3383f38\" data-id=\"3383f38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b77d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81b77d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sezane-paris-store-2eme-fall-clothes-1024x796.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33097\" alt=\"Colorful clothing items are pictured on display in fall at the original S\u00e9zane Paris store in the second arrondissement.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sezane-paris-store-2eme-fall-clothes-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sezane-paris-store-2eme-fall-clothes-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sezane-paris-store-2eme-fall-clothes-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sezane-paris-store-2eme-fall-clothes-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sezane-paris-store-2eme-fall-clothes.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43598a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e43598a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">S\u00e9zane<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f1c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f1c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+ybB6b8MEcUlea6R-7M0MjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">S\u00e9zane<\/span><\/a> was born of founder <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morgane S\u00e9za\u00adl\u00adory\u2019s love of vintage clothing and it retains that whimsical vibe.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> S\u00e9zane&#8217;s pieces are more colorful than many other French clothing brands; they feels creative, feminine and fun. It&#8217;s perhaps the most similar to Claudie Pierlot of those shared here. Casual yet stylish, just like Parisian women.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s also amongst the most affordable of the French clothing brands. The knitwear is especially gorgeous (I own several sweaters), and there are lots of fun denim pieces and gorgeous shoes and handbags.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also own a trench coat, a dress, tees and button-up shirts. The quality is excellent for the price. For more on this popular French brand, read my story: <a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/sezane-paris-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">S\u00e9zane Paris Stores<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adf052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3adf052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/susan-heinrich-paris-fall-sezane-trench-coat-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36847\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich sits outdoors at a Paris cafe in fall wearing a trench coat, wide-leg jeans and blue pointed-toe flats.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/susan-heinrich-paris-fall-sezane-trench-coat-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/susan-heinrich-paris-fall-sezane-trench-coat-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/susan-heinrich-paris-fall-sezane-trench-coat.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In Paris wearing my S\u00e9zane Trench Coat<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07222f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a07222f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are nine stand-alone S\u00e9zane stores in Paris, or \u201cappartements\u201d as they are called, as well as a S\u00e9zane boutique in the iconic French department store, Le Bon March\u00e9.<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Online Shopping<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">S\u00e9zane&#8217;s online shopping<\/span> is as easy as it gets for international shoppers. They offer free shipping over $200 to the U.S., Canada and Australia and free returns, regardless the amount of your order. I have ordered several things online and made returns \u2014 the service is seamless. S\u00e9zane also has US retail locations in New York, Washington DC, Austin, L.A. and San Francisco.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6edb684 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6edb684\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a205ef5\" data-id=\"a205ef5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a893bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a893bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/susan-heinrich-paris-bouillon-vavin-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36969\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich wears classic French style at a Paris bistro: a black blazer with cream trousers and cream shoes with a black toe cap.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/susan-heinrich-paris-bouillon-vavin-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/susan-heinrich-paris-bouillon-vavin-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/susan-heinrich-paris-bouillon-vavin-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/susan-heinrich-paris-bouillon-vavin.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dinner in Paris wearing my ba&amp;sh pants<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3335996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3335996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ba&amp;sh<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230cce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"230cce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+1BoQdZV4k-SuwCJIQVQ8Mg\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>ba&amp;sh<\/b><\/span><\/a> I step into a ba&amp;sh boutique in Paris knowing I am going to find things I love. Their items are consitently excellent.<\/p><p>The name refects its co-founders, Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>A lifelong friendship and shared love of fashion led them to launch the French clothing company in 2003.<\/p><p>The fabrics are wonderful and clothing chic and a little romantic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>ba&amp;sh does gorgeous dresses which I especially love for travel. I recently bought a pair of light cropped trousers (pictured above) and the cut and quality are both terrific.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Even better, they have a place on the website to buy and sell pre-loved ba&amp;sh items.<\/p><p><em><strong>Online Shopping<\/strong>: ba&amp;sh offer complimentary shipping\u00a0 to North America. Allow\u00a0 3-10 days, once shipped.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9e820b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9e820b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff061a\" data-id=\"7ff061a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aae665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aae665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/claudie-pierlot-le-bon-marche.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19537\" alt=\"A display of Claudie Pierlot, an affordable French brand, in Le Bon March\u00e9 Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/claudie-pierlot-le-bon-marche.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/claudie-pierlot-le-bon-marche-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/claudie-pierlot-le-bon-marche-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/claudie-pierlot-le-bon-marche-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/claudie-pierlot-le-bon-marche-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b02bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89b02bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claudie Pierlot<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3de86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3de86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/int.claudiepierlot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Claudie Pierlot<\/span><\/a> is one of the more affordable French brands on this list. The clothes are fun and whimsical, but still feel chic. Claudie Pierlot, the founder of the same name, has been dressing Parisian women since 1984 and says she created her company &#8220;for the women of Paris.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today it is a part of the SMCP group, which encompasses other affordable French clothing brands, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandro, Maje, and Fursac (the latter is menswear).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying things on in Claudie Pierlot is always great fun. The clothes are items I would wear often and prices are great for the quality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-239cb043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239cb043\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef0ce7e\" data-id=\"1ef0ce7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e97a453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e97a453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/susan-heinrich-claudie-pierlot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19551\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich holds a navy dress by French clothing brand Claudie Pierlot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/susan-heinrich-claudie-pierlot.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/susan-heinrich-claudie-pierlot-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/susan-heinrich-claudie-pierlot-150x236.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Admiring a chic navy dres at Claudie Pierlot<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fef6da\" data-id=\"fef6da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e13b84f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e13b84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigot-french-clothing-brand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19552\" alt=\"The charming inside of affordable French women&#039;s brand, Petite Mendigot in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigot-french-clothing-brand.jpg 445w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigot-french-clothing-brand-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/petite-mendigot-french-clothing-brand-150x236.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Charming decor at Petite Mendigote<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f3d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f3d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMCP is expanding quickly and there are more than 30 <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Claudie Pierlot boutiques in Paris,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">with new ones opening regularly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a02a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a02a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claudie Pierlot, Maje and Sandro - Three style stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46eee11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46eee11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned, Claudie Pierlot is a sister brand to other Paris favorites, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+wuFknnFVCFyyz8H9cHUA3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Maje<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+kyEA8gk53J7-YxGRNQaalg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sandro. <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandro creates more elevated fashion \u2014\u00a0 the most \u201cdressy\u201d of the three brands and typically the most expensive. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile Maje brands itself \u201cfeminine, free and emotional&#8221;.\u00a0 When I popped into a Maje store in the Saint Germain area of Paris, <i>I<\/i> got a little emotional \u2014 over a pair of blue tweed trousers and matching blazer. What is it with me and tweed? <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think Maje is the perfect intersection of casual and put together. I highly recommend it when people ask for a Paris favorite as I think their pieces appeal to a broad range of women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claudie Pierlot is considered \u201cpreppy, free-spirited and modern\u201d, which might explain why it is my favorite of the three &#8211; my style is also both preppy and modern. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently Claudie Pierlot retail stores are only found in Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maje has locations in Toronto, New York, L.A. and Miami. While Sandro is found in Toronto, New York, Houston, L.A., Atlanta and Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Online Shopping<\/strong>: All the brands offer free shipping and returns to the U.S.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f633ee1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f633ee1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93c7195\" data-id=\"93c7195\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5466706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5466706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tara-jarmon-clothing-paris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19515\" alt=\"The Tara Jarmon Store in Paris with an arched ceiling and a rack of clothes hanging by colour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tara-jarmon-clothing-paris.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tara-jarmon-clothing-paris-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tara-jarmon-clothing-paris-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tara-jarmon-clothing-paris-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tara-jarmon-clothing-paris-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The sale rack at Tara Jarmon in Paris, the only place I could afford to shop here<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874e528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"874e528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tara Jarmon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728c394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728c394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarajarmon.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tara Jarmon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 feels very elegant, very Parisian. It is probably the most expensive of the boutiques listed here. But I decided to include it because they offer great sales\u00a0 and discount racks can be found in-store beyond traditional sales season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I wanted to splurge on something, I would shop here. The store I visited in Saint Germain in September had a significant inventory of sale items from summer, and I fell hard for a black jumpsuit (sadly not available in my size).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">The pieces are beautifully made, and it has a level of sophistication that sets it apart from some of the French clothing brands I like. The founder, Tara Jarmon, is a Canadian Parisian and midlife woman. The 63-year-old launched her line more than 30 years ago!\u00a0<\/p><p>Tara Jarmon retail stores are located only in Europe.<\/p><p><em><strong>Online Shopping<\/strong>: Tara Jarmon has a U.S. website with prices in U.S. dollars. Free shipping over $350.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d65036 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d65036\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e8ee0a\" data-id=\"3e8ee0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a826f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a826f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vanessa-bruno.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19531\" alt=\"A rack of fall clothes in cream and mauve by Vanessa Bruno, a Paris clothing brand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vanessa-bruno.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vanessa-bruno-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vanessa-bruno-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vanessa-bruno-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vanessa-bruno-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b469e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b469e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vanessa Bruno<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d54b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50d54b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.vanessabruno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vanessa Bruno<\/span><\/a> believes the key to feeling great is knowing what flatters us. We are not all going to feel our best in the same outfit; it\u2019s very individual. I love this wisdom, tr\u00e9s French.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her French clothing feels very sophisticated, yet somehow carefree. These are investment pieces for someone who knows what works on them. Vanessa Bruno is also on the more expensive end of those listed here, but I think her items are beautiful. I loved her sequin-trimmed canvas totes and beautiful handbags.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vanessa Bruno has a boutique in L.A. on Melrose Avenue, so check it out if you have the chance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Online Shopping<\/strong>: She has a <a href=\"https:\/\/us.vanessabruno.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">US website<\/span><\/a> that is priced in US dollars and offers <\/em>f<em>ree shipping to the US on orders above $250.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26bc13d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26bc13d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b2c714\" data-id=\"5b2c714\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6083bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6083bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-paris-fashion-cashmere.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19533\" alt=\"A wall of cashmere sweaters arranged by colour in the Monoprix Champs Elysees Paris store\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-paris-fashion-cashmere.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-paris-fashion-cashmere-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-paris-fashion-cashmere-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-paris-fashion-cashmere-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-paris-fashion-cashmere-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded5c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded5c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monoprix<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca9d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca9d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monoprix.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monoprix<\/span><\/a> is a French department store with a long history and many locations in Paris. Much of the clothing is &#8220;nicer&#8221; essentials, perhaps comparable to Uniqlo, but with some fun French-themed tops and tote bags. The essentials are of the French chic variety: cashmere sweaters and tr\u00e9s cute beige trench coats. The cashmere was very soft and well priced; I don\u2019t know firsthand about the quality but Monoprix is very popular so it must be quite good. I also liked the shoes, so much that I bought a pair and they have held up very well over several years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97151d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97151d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19545\" alt=\"A woman&#039;s feet wearing loafers stand on floor tiles with the words Monoprix Champs Elys\u00e9es, in Paris France.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/monoprix-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5336b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5336b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the summer and spring instead of cashmere you\u2019ll find lots of very nice linen pieces at Monoprix. Monoprix is the most affordable of the French brands here so if the others are not a good fit for your budget, head straight to Monoprix. I visited the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es location but there are a dozen stores in central Paris.<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Online shopping<\/strong>: Monoprix has partnered with Amazon to deliver its cosmetics and skincare products within France and abroad. That does not seem to be available on the US Amazon site. (If you know otherwise, please leave in the comments below and I will confirm and update this info.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cbe944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cbe944\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc0773\" data-id=\"3bc0773\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1c9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc1c9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/apc-denim-skirt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19538\" alt=\"A woman&#039;s hand holds up a denim skirt by A.P.C. a French clothing brand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/apc-denim-skirt.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/apc-denim-skirt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/apc-denim-skirt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/apc-denim-skirt-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/apc-denim-skirt-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0a1c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b0a1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A.P.C. (Atelier de Production et de Cr\u00e9ation)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e89ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e89ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I already knew about <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+08EyCo3mMG5tvIArJ5QW-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A.P.C.<\/span><\/a> because they are in New York and I own a pair of jeans I\u2019ve had for fifteen years. They aim to \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perfect, unostentatious clothes\u201d. We might call them basics that are anything but basic. They would call it minimalist style.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think of A.P.C. as a place for denim and loved an adorable denim skirt and also tried on a pair of jeans I was very tempted by. But a deeper dive in Paris reminded me what a gem it is for other classic pieces as well. You won\u2019t find frilly blouses here. But there may not be a better example of French casual cool, which is why it\u2019s been so successful in New York. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not cheap, but based on the state of my 15-year-old jeans, these pieces are made to last.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Shopping Online:<\/strong> They have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apc-us.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">U.S.-version of their website.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7b2689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7b2689\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72cf04d\" data-id=\"72cf04d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3bfe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b3bfe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bobbies.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19628\" alt=\"A shelving display filled with a variety of shoes at Bobbies in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bobbies.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bobbies-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bobbies-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bobbies-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bobbies-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c8ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1c8ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affordable Shoes in Paris - Bobbies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1033165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1033165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cute and affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbies.com\/en\/women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bobbies<\/span><\/a> is a gem for classic shoes and boots. And the gentleman who helped me was a delight. They wanted to practice their English, I wanted to practice French and a fun &#8220;Franglish&#8221; conversation was had. I also tried on some very cute shoes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I didn\u2019t need flats, but if I did, I would have bought the Beryl loafers or the Poppy flats. Manufactured in Portugal and Spain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Online shopping:<\/strong> They ship worldwide &#8211; free over US$200 and offer free returns.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53e5e0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53e5e0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3713fac\" data-id=\"3713fac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd1396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecd1396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jonak-shoes-paris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43176\" alt=\"The inside of a shoe store has women&#039;s shoes on display in the foreground in colors, red, white and black. Shelves of shoes and boots and two staff members are pictured beyond.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jonak-shoes-paris.jpg 800w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jonak-shoes-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jonak-shoes-paris-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3f113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a3f113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jonak<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6136179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6136179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonak-paris.com\/\"><b>Jonak<\/b><\/a><\/span> opened its first Paris boutique in 1964 in Saint Germain. I pop in here every trip to have a look at their selection. I like that they have both classic shoes like loafers and two-tone pumps and a selection of &#8220;of-the-moment&#8217; styles such as the red ballet flats and Mary Janes, pictured above.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Quality is great for the price with the majority of their shoes produced in Europe \u2014 in Portugal, Italy, and Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-279c116f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"279c116f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34dff6f2\" data-id=\"34dff6f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a5d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17a5d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/susan-heinrich-paris-shopping-sezane-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36873\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich in front of the S\u00e9zane store in Le Marais. She is holding a small S\u00e9zane bag and wearing a black blazer, jeans and loafers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/susan-heinrich-paris-shopping-sezane-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/susan-heinrich-paris-shopping-sezane-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/susan-heinrich-paris-shopping-sezane-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/susan-heinrich-paris-shopping-sezane.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e756466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e756466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">French Clothing Brands &amp; Seasonal Sales<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c6195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c6195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are serious about Paris shopping and keeping it affordable, consider visiting during the months of January or July when the entire city goes on sale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For four weeks French clothing is progressively marked down and you&#8217;ll have the chance to shop at up to 70% off. These biannual sales are known in France as &#8220;Les Soldes&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great news \u2014 many of these sales now also take place online. And brands with a US audience, like S\u00e9zane and Maje, also mark prices down for the big U.S. sales like Labor Day and Black Friday.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e934393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e934393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4ebe2\" data-id=\"eb4ebe2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f28ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86f28ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Susan-Heinrich-luxembourg-gardens-Paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45643\" alt=\"A woman wearing a beige trenchcoat and with sunglasses on, sits in a park with a gorgeous old building beyond her. It is an Italian-Renaissance palace.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Susan-Heinrich-luxembourg-gardens-Paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Susan-Heinrich-luxembourg-gardens-Paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Susan-Heinrich-luxembourg-gardens-Paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Susan-Heinrich-luxembourg-gardens-Paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693b22d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693b22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hope you have enjoyed this petit voyage to visit some affordable French clothing brands. I think the most important style lesson I have learned from French women is that we all deserve to feel good about ourselves and the right clothing can do that. At its best any fashion is an extension of who we are.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this list of my favorite French clothing I know exactly where I will shop on my next trip to Paris, in September 2024. These beautiful, inspiring (and almost all women) designers are one more reason to J\u2019adore Paris!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoyed this story about French clothing stores, you might also enjoy my story, <a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/french-wardrobe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Creating a French Wardrobe. <\/span><\/a>French women have inspired me to prioritize investing in classic pieces rather than following trends.&nbsp; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And if you&#8217;re interested in learning more about S\u00e9zane, I&#8217;ve written a separate story about shopping at <a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/sezane-paris-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">S\u00e9zane Paris stores<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-551d7734 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"551d7734\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c8bf55\" data-id=\"52c8bf55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12561e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12561e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7988d5dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7988d5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/susanheinrich.substack.com\/embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" style=\"border:1px solid #EEE; 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