The Five-Piece French Wardrobe Challenge

June 10, 2015

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A few years ago, while living in Paris, I experimented with the Five-Piece French Wardrobe Challenge. It was a great way to pare down my wardrobe to suit our small living space. Of course, with our large apartment in Vancouver, I’ve acquired lots of new things and my closet is overflowing once again, so this season I’ve decided to take the challenge for another spin. I’m actually almost eight weeks in – I like to make sure I’m going to stick with something before I start telling you all about how wonderful it is. The hardest part, of course, is breaking the habit of regularly going into stores… But once you’ve done that, you’re golden.

Il y a quelques années, lorsque j’habitais a Paris, j’ai tenté le défi Five-Piece French Wardrobe. Ça m’a beaucoup aidé à faire le tri de mon dressing (qui à l’époque, dans notre appartement de 30m2, était minuscule.) Mais étant donné qu’à Vancouver j’ai des tiroirs et des placards davantage, je me suis offert plein de nouveaux trucs et mon dressing déborde encore une fois. Je me suis donc dit que c’est le moment de reprendre le défi. En fait, j’ai commencé il y a environ deux mois, mais j’attendais voir si j’allais vraiment continuer mes efforts avant de vous en parler. Le plus difficile, bien sûr, c’est de vous empêcher d’entrer en magasin !
The Rules
1: Basics don’t count and are always allowed
2: Accessories don’t count
3: Shoes do count
4: Socks and underwear don’t count
5: All the rest counts
From April 20 to August 20, I will buy only five things that don’t appear on the list of allowed basics that you can read below. (Of course, I’ll only replace my basics as often as I normally would – I won’t be cheating by suddenly investing in ten varieties of t-shirt!)
Du 20 avril au 20 aout, je n’achèterai que cinq choses qui ne paraissent pas sur la liste de basics ci-dessus. (Je ne remplacerai mes basics que quand c’est nécessaire, évidemment – je n’ai pas l’intention de tricher en me procurant des dizaines de t-shirts !)
The Basics
Tops
Black, gray and white loose t-shirt
Black, gray and white tanktop
Little black dress
Little white dress
White blouse
Black blazer
Cardigan
Simple pullover
Bottoms
Black skinny pants
Skinny jeans
Black skirt
Denim shorts
Outerwear
Leather jacket
Trench coat
Wool coat 
Shoes
Black pumps
Mid-heeled ankle boots
Summer sandals
Sneakers 
Accessories
Black leather bag
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Of course I’ll keep you all posted on my progress – and share my wishlist! – as the challenge goes on.
Je vous mettrai à jour sur mon progrès au fil du défi – et je dévoilerai ma liste d’envies, bien sûr !

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Cee Fardoe is a thirty-something Canadian blogger who splits her time between Winnipeg and Paris. She is a voracious reader, avid tea-drinker, insatiable wanderer and fashion lover who prefers to dress in black, white and gray.

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