I d romanticised the idea of curating my wardrobe in pursuit of a french aesthetic and subscribing to quality over quantity.
Five piece french wardrobe blog.
The concept stems from the idea of a capsule wardrobe a way to organize your closet based on the essentials which became popular in the 1960s and 70s.
The five piece french wardrobe.
At the time i was a bit of a francophile.
The 5 piece french wardrobe is simply a better way of creating a capsule wardrobe and no your wardrobe isn t limited to just five pieces.
Of course these aren t an entire wardrobe i hope that s clear.
Five piece french wardrobe challenge 5pfw i think i first discovered the five piece french wardrobe after reading lessons from madame chic by jennifer l.
If you ve ever felt frustrated with your wardrobe or spending habits then the five piece french wardrobe philosophy could be perfect for you.
It seems to have started sometime between 2005 and 2014 but the premise has been around much longer and only recently formalized for us americans.
It has the potential to save your sanity and your budget.
Although the movement gained a lot of traction in 2014 we thought we d revisit the concept as it feels especially current at the time of capsule and uniform wardrobes and because we thought you may find.
Let s start here these are about as basic as you can get.
But to me the idea of a french 5 piece wardrobe is the 5 pieces that you plan and carefully choose and use to update your normal seasonal wardrobe of classic neutral clothes.