This preppy dress is the best seller at Claudie Pierlot this winter

There are pieces that transcend eras. The oversized blazer whispers the eighties, the slip dress whispers the nineties, and the pleated oscillates between two worlds: the model schoolgirl and the liberated intellectual. This winter, it escapes from the school benches to infiltrate a more adult wardrobe.

Fashion loves to go back and forth in time. What was considered old-fashioned yesterday suddenly becomes desirable, and vice versa. Useful proof: the resurrection of preppy . Once the preserve of overly well-behaved Ivy League students and the hushed corridors of Constance Billard, this ultra-codified wardrobe almost sank into the limbo of oblivion, smothered under its button-down collars and pearls. All it took was for Miu Miu to resurrect the extremely shortened pleated skirt and for Prada to dress it in leather to take it from the campus to the asphalt that Ella Emhoff treads .

In the midst of this renaissance, Claudie Pierlot and her pleated dress, an impeccable balance between nostalgia and modernity. Its navy blue? Less strict than black, but just as impactful. Its shirt collar? A structure that disciplines movement. And this pleating, far from being a simple detail, instills just the right amount of lightness. But it is above all its cut that makes the difference: fitted without being stiff. Neither too wise nor too sexy, it belongs to this rare category of chameleon clothes that adapt to the attitude of the one who wears them.

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How to adopt pleated looks without looking like a schoolgirl?

To avoid the overly first degree effect, we forget the patent leather ballet flats and the model granddaughter headband. Instead? High heeled boots that lengthen the silhouette, an oversized coat that breaks the rigor, or a man’s blazer thrown over the shoulders. For accessories, we forget discretion: a structured bag, XXL jewelry, a striking lipstick. The idea is to make pleats a graphic asset, and not the relic of an English boarding school.

And for those who like to confuse the issue, why not pair it with a pair of chunky dad shoes for an unexpected sporty twist? Or even twist it with a leather jacket and biker boots, just to send any idea of ​​wisdom flying.

We adopt the pleated, but we give it character. We propel it far from silent libraries and hushed boarding schools. We bring it to life, we shake it up. And above all, we assume it with a good dose of irony