Lou Doillon has been described as the "French Kate Moss" and indeed there are many comparison points. They both like to party, they both have turned their hand to fashion design, and they are both models. But for me, this is where the comparison ends because Lou's style is far quirkier and much more intriguing.

Paris is known as a city of style and elegance and Lou is arguably one of the most stylish women there. She gets a front row seat at most fashion shows and even has her own denim diffusion line with Lee Cooper.

She is, of course, the daughter of Jane Birkin and Jacques Doillon with Serge Gainsbourg as her step father which already suggests bohemian cool. Lou mixes labels and vintage and is often spotted sporting a top hat. She told Observer Woman, "I'm very lucky that I come from a very beautiful family. Everyone was so beautiful, stylish and serious in our house when I was growing up."
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She also confessed that she thinks her fun style comes from being half-French, half-English. "In England you laugh at yourselves, in France we laugh at others. I still keep a sense of humour about my style. I had a laughing fit when I was modelling on the Missoni catwalk."

She went on to explain her style motto which is: "It's better not to look your best so that people can imagine that the best is really much better."

Her style icons include Jeanne Moreau in 'Jules et Jim', Audrey Hepburn, a young Brigitte Bardot and Kate Moss which I think you'll agree is quite an eclectic selection. She also explains that the next generation of her family are quite stylish too. "My six-year-old son is my real style icon. He likes to have fun with fashion, especially wearing his Dad's clothes."

I think that she has a fearless approach to style which works well for her. She looks great when she is dressed up (like in Cannes earlier this year) but she is also looks great when her hair is messy and she's a bit more casual. She explained how she achieves that messy hair look, "My Mother taught me to wash my hair as little as possible, and to rinse it with Coke."