I am, by my admission, not a fashion girly.
Perhaps it comes with growing up in Montana, far removed from any cosmopolitan hub; I just don't have a natural eye for style. So when it came to packing for my recent trip to the world's fashion capital, Paris, I was at a loss. I wanted to look stylish and not too much like an American tourist (even though I am one).
Apparently, I'm not the only one hoping to fit in in Paris this year — direct-to-consumer fashion company StitchFix recently told Travel and Leisure that one in five customers asked for "Parisian style" for their summer outfits.
With that in mind, I turned to the pros: Parisian style influencers.
Ahead of my trip, I asked Pia Moubayed, Mélodie Bance, and Marielle Haon, creatives based in Paris, for their advice for what to wear. Many of their ideas overlapped, like elevated basics and layers, and each of them offered suggestions for outfits that would help me look more like a local — and less like a tourist.
From simple midi dresses to versatile blazers, here's what they recommended.