If you’re ever tired of fashion which is too conceptual or a bit too full of itself, you might want to take a look at the work of Isabel Marant, who never seems to be trying too hard .
After, I stopped by Marant’s store on rue Jacob in the sixth arrondissement to look at this season’s collection and get a feel for how the clothes look up close.
The product doesn’t seem to change much from season to season: practical basics for a girl with a busy life in a range of muted earth tones.
The clothes have what could almost be described as a rustic feel, which you see in the rougher, old-fashioned fabric of a snappily cut pair of pants, or in a white linen shirt-dress.
Though very French, I think the clothes will work well in the United States, perhaps because the aesthetic is less Parisian than ‘campagne’ – the kind of thing you throw on without a thought.
Images courtesy of the Fashion Spot forums.
