Emmanuelle Alt: Elements of Style

emmanuelle alt in a blazer

Emmanuelle Alt is Paris chic incarnate: beautiful in a singular way, and hugely influential as a stylist and former Vogue editor-in-chief. She is also impossibly stylish, in the best possible way. 

This is because her immaculate style follows a specific structure, and features specific recurring items: skinny black jeans (though the silhouettes do widen out a bit over the years), big button-down shirts, big French scarves, and the coolest possible heels. If it is not possible to be Emmanuelle Alt, it is possible to understand, and recreate, the foundations of her style. 

Here’s how to do it. Affiliate links below. 

1. Skinny (Yes skinny) black PANTS

The silhouette widens gently over the years, but never has someone done more with a tidy silhouette, whether in denim, leather, or associated fabrics.

Panny Pants

Zadig et Voltaire

Nina Jeans

Rag and Bone

Black Slim

Sézane

Ponte Pants

Quince

2. Narrow black blazer

A black, fitted blazer, with defined but slim shoulders, and long! Ugh doesn’t hurt to be a model. 

Margaux Blazer

J. Crew

Stretch Blazer

Express

Aretha Blazer

Anine Bing

Bondi Blazer

Reformation

3. BUTTON-DOWN SHIRT

Look at that easy fit, the casual tuck, the drape-y fabric. Most often seen in black, denim, and white. 

Max Shirt

Sézane

Easy Shirt

Madewell

Cotton Shirt

Quince

Cotton Oxford

AYR

4. Luxe-y black pumps

A classic pair of alluring black d’Orsay pumps. 

Hazel Pumps

Sam Edelman

Brigitte d'Orsays

Jimmy Choo

Irina 85s

Christian Louboutin

Prizma d'Orsays

Jessica Simpson

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