Mon dieu. The French have given up on the skinny jean

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The French have given up on the skinny jean?

Apparently. So says Ellie Pithers of the Financial Times. Ms Pithers, who moved from London to Paris just a few weeks ago, reports that she took with her a capsule wardrobe of “French girl style” ­- “sharp-shouldered trenchcoats, sleek black blazers, white cotton shirts, cashmere pullovers and slim-legged denim”.

But in Paris, she found mini skirts, leather shorts, cargo pants and baggy jeans. “Not a skinny fit or a tailored blazer to be seen.”

Being a nosy journalist, Ms Pithers started to look for answers, not least from Eugénie Trochu, the newly installed head of editorial content at Vogue Paris.

What’s up with French girl style? she asked.

Ms Trochu responded as follows: “Especially since the pandemic, I have the feeling that Parisian style has evolved. When you are in the streets here, you don’t see any Jane Birkin, Inès de La Fressange or Brigitte Bardot clones. You see girls from everywhere wearing colou…