1. Carine Roitfeld

Harper’s Bazaar global fashion director is a style icon in her own right. She veers from bright colors and sticks to dark shades with textures to create a timeless style that everyone can effortlessly pull off. 

2. Clémence Poésy

The French actress is known for her oversized knitwear and shirts, flats and skinny jeans. Clémence Poésy effortlessly injects youthful femininity into sophisticated fabrics and designs. 

3. Lou Doillon

No list is complete without including one of the stylish daughters of Jane Birkin – the ultimate fashion icon. With her arrogance towards fashion trends, Lou Doillon created her own style through her ultra-chic outfits. 

4. Françoise Hardy

With her melancholic sound and restrained bohemian style, the enigmatic Françoise Hardy has enchanted fashion lovers with her blunt, thick fringe, shaggy fur coats, classic straight-leg jeans, and streamlined mini dresses. 

5. Jeanne Damas

Jeanne Damas is the epitome of French It Girl due to her sultry, simple, and sophisticated style. According to her, French style is less about clothes and more about the details – a certain way of tying a belt or a carefully chosen gold necklace. 

6. Jane Birkin

The muse of Hermes’ iconic Birkin bag, Jane Birkin is the ultimate French fashion icon with her laissez-faire fringe, to her layered necklaces, vintage denim, peasant blouses, and chic white shirts, she was always several decades ahead of the trends.

7. Bridgette Bardot

Her disheveled blonde hair tied in half-up and black eyeliner still appears on fashion trends today. Her style is a playful mix of femininity and sensuality that inspired many fashion lovers to style up with unabashed freedom.