Bonjour, Sézane!
A common question I get from friends, family, and even strangers is, “Where do you shop for clothes that are chic, but actually affordable?” Honestly, that’s a tall order. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money but also don’t want to go to Zara, your options are pretty limited, even here in New York—and as my mother likes to say, “if you can’t get it in New York, it doesn’t exist.” I always recommend the Paris-based label Sézane, which consistently has the stylish, unfussy pieces I love—great jeans, stacked-heel boots, lace blouses, printed dresses—for truly reasonable prices (a blouse is around $120, with dresses coming in under $200). That said, Sézane has always been online-only for the United States, and international shipping isn’t super fast or cheap—but that’s all about to change, because tomorrow, the brand will open its first New York store.