Anne Hathaway Wore the Classic Outfit Every French Girl Owns

last updated 24 May 2023

I'm not sure I've ever seen as many signature French-girl items in one non-French-girl outfit until I saw what Anne Hathaway recently wore while visiting Venice, Italy. Hathaway, who has been in town for a Bulgari event, dressed for the rainy weather earlier this week in the most low-key French-inspired outfit you'll ever see. Burberry trench coat? Check. Striped sweater? Check. Oversized sunglasses? Check. Silk neck scarf? Check. Block-heel boots? Check. See what I mean?

While a French person in a trench coat and striped sweater may seem a bit cliché, some clichés are true. I've found many people who live in France have a classic aesthetic, and Hathaway's outfit exemplifies that to a T. Her recent look is classic and versatile, an outfit that will never go out of style. Because of that, it's a good one to own. Scroll on to shop luxury and affordable versions of the look from head to toe.

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On Anne Hathaway: Burberry trench coat

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Burberry

The Chelsea Long Cotton-Gabardine Trench Coat

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Mango

Double-Button Trench Coat

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Toteme

Striped Wool and Organic Cotton-Blend Turtleneck Sweater

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Mango

Striped Sweater With Zipper

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Khaite

Danielle Jeans

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Levi's

501 '90s Straight Leg Jeans

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Loewe Eyewear

Oversized Square-Frame Acetate Sunglasses

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BP.

Oversize Classic Square Sunglasses

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Prada

Triangle-Print Silk Ribbon Scarf

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Madewell

Silk Oversized Bandana in Floating Floral

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Toteme

The City Leather Ankle Boots

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Zara

Geometric Heel Ankle Boots

Next up, another jeans outfit Anne Hathaway wore while in Paris earlier this year.

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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.