Evolving With French Fashion Part 2: Style Tips for When You Don’t Want to Get Dressed

How to combine your wardrobe with the Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris 2024 spring/summer collection and get out of a style slump.

In the printed wrap sleeveless dress, holding the denim coverall, with Burberry sunglasses (similar ones) and Chanel flats.

I’ll admit it—I have not been at my best recently. In the weeks following my trip abroad I’ve found myself plagued with the nagging feeling of “needing a vacation from my vacation.” While my body begs for deep rest, the pressure to dive back into my productive routines has lingered above my head, ever so persistently.

When we are feeling dragged down by the day-to-day, our closet tends to give us a simple message: Don’t let me get in the way, babe.

Enter the Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris 2024 spring/summer collection. Here, I’m in the denim coverall.

If you have been following All-Year Season for a while, then you’ve likely seen me in my REI Co-op pants, Parks Project T-shirt, Uniqlo sweater vest (similar option) and socks with Rothy’s flats before. It’s comfortable, a little edgy and has a touch of prep—straight up my alley.

Unfortunately, when we lean on our favorite outfits too much they can go from favorite to least favorite. Becoming a marker of what you put on when you just can’t bother to do something more creative. Screw that!

This week I challenged myself to utilize the Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris 2024 spring/summer collection to revitalize my go-to pieces, while still honoring that this week is not “my” week.

Slouchy Pants

You know that uncomfortable feeling when you sit down and your pants’ fabric constricts around your thighs? Little diagonal creases form as if the pants are searching for any small crevasse to breath out of. When it has happened to me I never know who it’s worse for: me or the pants.

A couple solid, slouchy (meaning loose-fitting or unstructured) pairs of pants is all you need to combat this disturbing phenomenon. Here are a few of my favorite pants from the Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris S/S 2024:

Loose-fitting pants from the Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris 2024 spring/summer collection. A denim pair here. Images via Uniqlo.

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Dresses & Skirts

Later, on the same day I wore my go-to cargo pants and sweater vest, I threw on this wrap dress to accommodate the sudden shift from mild to mildly warm weather:

Printed wrap sleeveless dress here. Non-print version here. Image via Uniqlo.

Check it out:

My earrings, Burberry sunglasses (similar ones) and Chanel flats have been with me for years, and this dress made them feel brand new. :)

Of course, I layered it with the denim coverall.

The denim coverall is that rare outerwear that can be folded up and put in a bag, which I mentioned in last week’s blog post. As you can see, this outfit re-energized me. Flat image via Uniqlo.

Here are some other options from their collection, for the days you would rather go skirt than dress:

A bit of a cottage-core vibe. Top skirt, bottom skirt. Images via Uniqlo.

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Outerwear

Along with the denim coverall and linen jacket options, this collection offers functional pieces that zhuzh up the typical look for a rainy-day, which we’ve had plenty of this week in New York.

The below relaxed parka is so flattering because it crops right at the hip. Proper proportions are essential to outerwear to keep the silhouette in alignment:

In the off-white relaxed parka with a vintage sweatshirt, Lululemon leggings, Uniqlo mid-calf socks and Tod’s sneakers (similar ones here).

Functional AND cute:

A functional coat with a sophisticated edge. Images via Uniqlo.

The relaxed parka worn here with a navy crew neck sweater, Wilfred trousers and mid-calf socks with flats:

I honestly didn’t love how I put together the colors here, but this is still an outfit that could help me power through a difficult week for its comfort and relative cuteness.

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Tops

This collection features frilled checked blouses and full-placket polo shirts. Here are a few favorites:

The frilled checked blouse in yellow and navy here. Images via Uniqlo.

And here is how Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris styled it:

Similar blouse here with their denim easy pants. Lookbook image via Uniqlo.

Don’t think I forgot the full-placket polos!

Ribbed short-sleeve polo cardigan here, which you might recognize from last week’s post. Lookbook image via Uniqlo.

They also come in these gorgeous colorways:

Shop these options here. Polos have the power to make you feel professional without losing style or comfort, especially when it’s ribbed. Images via Uniqlo.

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With that, thank you so much for being here! This concludes my two-part series on the Uniqlo x Ines de la Fressange Paris 2024 spring/summer collection. If you have not checked out part one, I gently encourage you to give it a read.

This collection marks the end of a 10-year partnership between Ines de la Fressange Paris and Uniqlo, with a return to French basics as a celebration of effortless Parisian style. I hope it has left you a little more excited to get dressed the way it has for me, and as always, I will see you next week. Until then…

Yours Truly,

Kyoko

I am not compensated for the features listed in All-Year Season. My sincerest thank you to Uniqlo and Ines de la Fressange Paris for supporting the creation of this post.