Exclusive: Metro.Style Talks To French Designer Ines De La Fressange On Parisian Style And Wearing Wrinkled Clothes
She names the MUST-have pieces from her new collab with Uniqlo!
See our full interview with Ines de la Fressange herself below!
UNIQLO / INES DE LA FRESSANGE is a recurring collection now. How do you make it different from season after season? Or better, where do you get points and inspiration from per collection?
Walk us through what we need to know about the new Spring/Summer ‘21 collection. Any hero pieces or personal favorites from the collection?
The first is the trench coat! But I know when it will be very warm and I will need to be dressed fine to go to work, I will appreciate jackets very light like shirts and large pants to wear with flat shoes or sneakers.

In the Philippines, we love comfort and ease. What styling tricks can you give Uniqlo customers in Manila when it comes to wearing and restyling UNIQLO / INES DE LA FRESSANGE pieces while putting comfort and our tropical climate in mind?
Me too! Actually when you wear cotton or linen it’s always convenient when it’s very warm. I also like these fabrics wrinkled. One has to assume it I think!
This has been a staple fashion question to anyone. But we want to know from you directly: What are the three to five things every woman should have in her wardrobe?
Nowadays we are so lucky because there is not anymore “should”! (laughs)We are quite free and in all kind of occasions we can dress up the way we want. However after years in fashion I know a nice large trench coat can always be nice and elegant and very special if it’s white for instance. A navy blue sweater gives nice complexion to everyone also and a large white cotton shirt is always beautiful even wrinkled.
We always hear the term “Parisian chic.” We have an idea of it but can we never pinpoint what it is exactly. As a French woman and a very chic one, describe to us what it is for you and how everyone can achieve that je ne sais quoi.
I did a book about the Parisian style, for sure there is one but charm, elegance, seduction is universal. My purpose is to help women to love themselves and don’t have an inferiority complex. To be seductive they have to seduce themselves first and I want to give them the tools to do that quicker. But culture, personality and uniqueness should be respected. The main idea is not to show off but to try to look in full bloom.
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Photos courtesy of Uniqlo Philippines
Art by Raff Colmenar