{"id":518994,"date":"2026-06-30T23:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/518994\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:07:09","slug":"a-french-girl-vs-scandi-girl-style-showdown-who-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/518994\/","title":{"rendered":"A French Girl vs. Scandi Girl Style Showdown: Who Wins?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, France and Sweden face off in the World Cup. The knockout match at Met Life stadium in New Jersey will determine which team advances to play Paraguay on July 4 in Philadelphia. Les Bleus, led by Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, are the favorite, but the Swedes are looking for an upset.<\/p>\n

All the competitive, patriotic spirit swirling around the World Cup got us thinking about French Girl vs. Scandi Girl style. They\u2019re among the industry\u2019s most used archetypes; cigarettes and lipstick vs. natural wine and slick backs.<\/p>\n

France is the historic home of haute couture and fashion\u2019s oldest, most famous houses\u2014think: Chanel, Dior, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton. But a number of brands that have helped define the fashion agenda in the past decade have cropped up out of Scandinavia\u2013Ganni, Toteme, Our Legacy, Acne Studios, Cecilie Bahnsen, and Rotate by Birger Christensen, to name a few. Street style during fashion week in Paris<\/a>, Stockholm<\/a>, and Copenhagen<\/a> always provide endless buffets of inspiration.<\/p>\n

The two approaches are hardly monolithic\u2014in fact, they are constantly evolving<\/a> and it\u2019s impossible to nail down a strict definition\u2014but here, Vogue breaks down some of the key differences.<\/p>\n

Playful vs. Classic<\/p>\n

French style is known for the classics: crisp button-downs, jeans, and a white T-shirt, slip dresses, ballet flats, or a perfect blazer. Scandi style tends toward more playful patterns, relaxed, slouchy silhouettes, and color.<\/p>\n

Layers vs. Labels<\/p>\n

Perhaps because of the chilly weather, the Scandi Girl is the master of layering, often pairing interesting textures and functional pieces. In Paris, an it-bag can often do the talking.<\/p>\n

\u201cLagom\u201d and \u201chygge\u201d vs. \u201c\u00e9l\u00e9gance\u201d and \u201cje ne sais quoi\u201d<\/p>\n

The rule pour l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9gance, \u201cbefore you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off,\u201d is often attributed to the grande dame of Parisian fashion Coco Chanel. The Swedes have \u201clagom\u201d or the concept of \u201cnot too little, not too much\u201d to guide their sartorial choices. The idea of \u201chygge\u201d or pursuit of coziness and comfort is another guidepost of Scandi Girl style, while the French have that certain je ne sais quoi.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, in fashion, both can be winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, France and Sweden face off in the World Cup. The knockout match at Met Life stadium in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,165389,85,46],"class_list":["post-518994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-french-girl-style","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}