If You're a French Girl, This Wardrobe Rule Is Non-Negotiable

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If any nation of well-dressed ladies has the art of a concise wardrobe down, it's the French. These women don't muck around when it comes to capsule wardrobe curation (a five-piece plan is often all it takes to look on point), but should their repertoire take a tumble into an uncontrollable territory, just how do they bring the status quo back into play? Well, to avoid this situation in the first place, according to Fanny Moizant, the founder of luxury resale site Vestiaire Collective, there is a strict one-in, one-out policy.

But in addition to this, the website's team—who can no doubt claim a wealth of sartorial skills—has been crafting a very clever wardrobe detox booklet that launches today, and in it is a rather ingenious flow chart that will help you kick-start your French-style regimen and get your closet in good shape. We gave it a try and, zut alors, it works! Scroll down to see the clear-out process you need to follow.

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Now that you've cleansed, we've found some suitably French-inspired pieces to act as sensible wardrobe fillers. Scroll through the gallery below to see them.

Hannah Almassi
Editor in Chief

Hannah Almassi is the editor in chief of Who What Wear UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was hired to launch a UK sister site and social channels, localise content strategy and build out the editorial team. She joined following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 15 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant. Hannah has interviewed industry heavyweights such as designers including Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Anderson through to arbiters of taste including Katie Grand and Anna Dello Russo. A skilled moderator and lecturer specialising in the shift to digital media and e-commerce, Hannah’s opinion and work has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times and MatchesFashion.com, among many others.

Hannah currently resides in Eastbourne with her photographer husband, incredibly busy toddler and highly Instagrammable cat.