So You Want French-Girl Style? Don't Forget This

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With a high-waisted skirt and red strapless suit, the necklace becomes a focal point of the look.

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It stands out against the skin with a blue bikini and layered with another, higher and smaller gold pendant.

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Here, Damas shows off the necklace with one of her Rouje bikinis.

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Nothing but a sundress, bare feet, and a gold pendant.

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The pop of gold looks chic with a simple blouse, an A-line skirt, and espadrille wedges.

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We especially love the way a gold pendant pops against black.

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Damas employs the barefoot, low-cut sundress + gold pendant combo on repeat.

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Here, the gold pendant + floaty white blouse look is immortalized in a painting of Damas.

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Here you can see not only Damas but also her road-trip car-mate wearing a similar gold pendant necklace.

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Damas epitomizes French-girl chic in this photo, with a drapey dress, ballet flats, and, of course, her gold pendant necklace.

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Mais shows how chic the pendant looks as the only piece of jewelry with a black one-piece swimsuit.

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Or a two-piece!

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Here she styles it on top of a quintessentially French-looking red-and-white polka-dot silk blouse.

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If you needed any further proof that this piece of jewelry looks great with a bathing suit.

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It was made to be the accessory partner to a flirty low-cut dress.

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If any necklace can rival and complement the iconic Gucci belt, this is it.

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Here she shows that it works just as well in winter, standing out against a turtleneck, as it does on bare skin and silk blouses in summer.

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We love seeing the flat, circular disk peek through a sheer black polka-dot blouse—this is a look to copy on your next night out.

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Here Mais layers with another thin necklace and a whisper-thin blouse.

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Another pretty dress combination.

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It also works with a workman's jumpsuit.

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And a classic white button-down.

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Or over a cheeky tee. 

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Just as easily as it pairs with a casual T-shirt and bikini, it works with elevated eveningwear like this silk slip dress Mais wore.

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Note: It looks fantastic with a vintage-looking polka-dot blouse and retro white sunnies.

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It truly takes a simple top and jeans to another level.

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No matter how far away you take the photo, the metallic disc pops and enhances.

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Another example popping perfectly against a black top.

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It works with literally every ensemble.

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Blouse, straw bag, denim shorts, and gold pendant: The French-girl summer vacation checklist.

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French fashion journalist Sabina Socol looks impossibly elegant in a black lace slip dress, blazer, and her omnipresent gold circle pendant.

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With a floaty blouse and denim.

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As we've seen with Damas and Mais, it pairs beautifully over a plain black top for contrast.

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And slinky black tops.

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And sheer glitter tops.

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This may be our favorite look of the bunch—the accessory perfectly complements a black lace body suit with a blazer, denim, and classic cap-toe pumps.

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We love how it looks with a fuzzy-strap top for black tie events.

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The way the sleek metal look stands out on top of casual cotton pieces doesn't get old.

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Likewise for frilly silk blouses.

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Paired with a red tee, vintage denim, and a '90s flip side part, the look is Parisian casual-cool gold.