and there are also things they would never do in terms of outfits.

也有一些是我們在穿搭上絕對不會做的事

Since I work in fashion, and I'm French, I get asked about French style *a lot*.

因為我在時尚圈工作，而我本身也是法國人。所以我「常常」被詢問什麼是法式風格

So I discussed this topic with some well-dressed French friends, and we put a list together of things they would never do, and what they would do instead.

所以我和一些很會打扮的法國朋友一同討論這個話題，並且列出一張清單，關於哪些穿搭永遠不會出現在他們身上，還有他們會怎麼打扮

Here comes the list of 10 tips for French chic.

接下來是 10 個法式優雅的小訣竅

If you are a French woman, you will usually not mix black and brown in the same outfit. It's either/or.

如果妳是法國女人，妳通常不會在同一套服裝中混搭黑色和棕色。 這是二擇一的

That's why you own black boots and brown boots,

這也是為什麼妳有黑色以及棕色的靴子，

black heels and brown heels, black sandals and brown sandals.

黑色和棕色的高跟鞋，黑色和棕色的涼鞋

You will probably not wear more than two colors at the same time in an outfit.

在整套穿搭上妳可能不會穿超過兩種顏色

Exception: blue jeans. That would be a third color, but that's it.

藍色牛仔褲是個例外。它可能會變成整體穿搭的第三個顏色，但最多就這樣而已

Same goes for prints. If you wear one piece in your outfit that has print on it, then the rest of the outfit should better consist of solid colors.

相同的規則可以應用在印花服飾。如果妳穿著一件印有圖樣的服飾，那妳其他的搭配最好是單一色調的

Otherwise it's a bit too loud...a bit too...too colorful.

否則就變得有點太搶眼⋯⋯有點太⋯⋯太繽紛了

No old jogging outfits. Ever, actually.

不穿老舊的運動服。事實上，永遠不穿

Without being that dramatic and extreme, that's the idea.

雖然沒有那麼誇張，但就是這個意思

No over-accessorizing. Let me explain.

不要過度裝飾。讓我解釋一下

If you're wearing large earrings, you probably won't wear a necklace on top. Less is more.

如果妳戴著一副大耳環，妳就不會再戴項鍊。少就是多

Less is effortless, and effortless is great.

越少就看似越不費力，而看起來不費力是件好事

Also you don't want to mix materials in your jewelry. It's either all gold or all silver.

另外，妳也不會混搭不同材質的首飾。不是全金就是全銀

In my case, I'm more the silver girl, which you can tell.

以我為例，我比較偏好銀色，你可能已經看出來了

If you're a French woman, you will not change styles every season or every year.

如果你是法國女人，你不會每季或每年改變風格

You know what fits you, in terms of cut, length, colors. etc., and you actually just stick to it.

你知道什麼最適合你，在剪裁、長度、顏色方面等等，妳會遵循自己的一套規則

You will invest a high share of your disposable income into high quality key pieces, instead of buying things that are trendy or fashionable.

妳會將可支配收入中的一大塊投資在高品質的單品上，而非那些流行或時髦的事物

Which kind of key pieces are timeless, you may ask? That's a separate video, and that's coming up soon on this channel.

哪些單品永遠不會褪流行呢? 這又是另一個議題了，不久的將來會在這個頻道推出

Your purse should match your shoes, which means huge closet!

你的包包應該和鞋子搭配，所以你需要很大的衣櫃！

Exception though: cocktail outfits and evening gowns, in which case the shoes will have to match the dress and not the purse.

只有一些例外：小禮服和晚宴服。在這個情況下，鞋子應該和洋裝搭配，而非手提包

So French women will go shopping, wondering, "Hmm, I don't have a dress in this color yet. I like it, but should I buy it? Because I don't have the shoes to wear it with...

所以法國女人在逛街時會想：「嗯⋯⋯我還沒有這類顏色的洋裝。好喜歡這件喔，可是應該買嗎？因為我沒有可以搭配的鞋子⋯⋯」

What about the backup plan--black shoes? Uh-uh.

那麼最不容易出錯的黑鞋呢？不行不行

Because black is a color!

因為黑色也是個顏色！

That brings us to point 7, about accent colors.

這就帶出了第七個訣竅，有關強調色

French women tend to rely heavily on neutral colors, taken in a quite broad sense.

法國女人傾向於選擇中性的顏色，在這裡「中性」還蠻廣義的

For instance, khaki green, beige, camel, cognac, champagne...yes, in France we tend to name our colors after alcohol types. True story!

舉例來說：卡其綠、米色、駝色、白蘭地色、香檳色⋯⋯是的，在法國我們傾向用酒的種類來命名顏色，是真的！

I would also add navy blues, grays and whites to that group of colors that are easy to build an outfit around.

我也會把海軍藍、灰色和白色加進這些比較容易搭配整體造型的中性色

And then, there will be one accent color coming in to break the monotony, so to say.

接下來，就可以用一個強調色來打破單調了，可以這麼說

That could be a scarf around your neck, a nice hat, huge earrings, statement necklace, a big arm cuff on one side (colorful if possible).

可能是一條在脖子上的圍巾、一頂好看的帽子、一副大耳環、有特色的項鍊、一個大的臂環 (越繽紛越好)

A nice purse, something like that.

一個好看的皮包......諸如此類

You could also go all black, which I love to do

妳可以穿全黑，我還蠻喜歡這樣的

and then play the makeup card by wearing a bright red lipstick.

然後把重點放在妝容上，例如畫一個明亮的大紅唇

International beauty brands have been trying for years to launch, in France, fancy colors of lipstick and nail polishes.

國際的美妝品牌多年來試著在法國推出各種時髦色系的口紅或是指甲油

It just doesn't work. French women have always, and will always, wear red lips and red nails.

但這根本行不通。法國女人一直以來都只會畫紅色的口紅以及塗紅色的指甲油，將來也是如此

So they can be different shades clearer (lighter) or darker, based on the season or the mood

這些可以是不同的紅色，根據不同的季節或是心情來調整顏色的明暗度

but you will not sell green, yellow, black, white, orange, or anything like that.

但妳不會用綠色、黃色、黑色、白色、橘色或任何其他的顏色

To close the chapter about color, let's talk about socks for a minute.

再深入點討論顏色，我們花點時間來談襪子吧！

If you wear dark or black shoes, you'll wear black socks.

如果妳穿深色或黑色鞋子，妳會穿黑襪

If you're wear white or clear (light) shoes, you'll wear white socks. That's it.

如果妳穿白色或淺色鞋子，妳會穿白襪，就這樣

If you have any other color in your drawer, it's probably because once you had to buy a pack of ten different colors in order to get one pair of black ones. Yeah.

如果妳的抽屜裡還有其他顏色的襪子，那可能是因為妳買了一包 10 雙不同顏色的襪子，只為了得到那雙黑襪

French women are truly good at knowing how (what) proper fit should look like.

法國女人非常知道合身的剪裁到底應該是什麼樣子

They will wear clothes that have their size, the proper cut,

她們會穿合適的款式大小，有著合適的剪裁

not too tight on the belly, not too loose on the bum,

在腹部的地方不會太緊，在臀部的地方不會太鬆

not too short if it's a top, because you don't want people to see your belly if you raise your arms.

如果是上衣，就不會太短，因為妳不會想讓人們在妳手臂舉高時，看到妳的肚子

And that's a problem for me personally because I have a long torso, so in France I'm in trouble, believe me!

對我個人來說這是個問題，因為我的上半身較長所以在法國就蠻麻煩的，相信我

Disclaimer: Are there exceptions to those principles? Of course! Like in all things French,

聲明：在這些訣竅外，有沒有其他例外？當然有！就像所有法國的東西一樣

you have the rules and then you have the exceptions. It's like the language.

有一些規則，也會有一些例外，就像是法文文法一樣

Now what would be fun would be to reverse the game.

接下來我們交換角色吧！

You tell me which style rules apply in your countries.

換妳告訴我妳的國家有什麼樣的穿搭風格

I'd love to read that, because the way people dress in a country says so much about the culture of that country.

我很期待大家的回覆，因為在每個國家，人們的穿搭可以顯現出許多那個國家的文化

Don't forget to give this video a thumbs-up before you watch the next one. Thank you!

別忘了看下一部影片前幫這部影片按讚，謝謝

I'll see you soon again. Now it's Wednesday and Sunday every week. Bye bye!

我們下次見。之後我會每個星期三和星期天上傳新影片。掰掰！