How to Create a Women's Casual-Chic Look: Flots Marins Inspiration

Casual-chic style is all about balance: combining relaxed pieces with others that bring more structure to the silhouette. It is an approach that offers plenty of possibilities for creating outfits throughout the season.

With Flots Marins, Mat de Misaine explores this balance through a stroll along the harbour and the atmosphere of coastal cottages. Moka, Burgundy, Parme, Cyprès and Vert d'Eau create a palette where deeper shades meet softer tones.

Breton tops, knitwear, trousers and jackets offer endless possibilities for combining and layering pieces. But how do you create a women's casual-chic look? Which pieces work well together? And how can colour be used to add depth to the silhouette?

Flots Marins, Inspired by the Harbour and Ocean

Flots Marins takes the coastline and its cottages as its setting.

A stroll along the harbour, a moment spent gazing out to sea, the colours of the ocean and those of the coastal landscape: this environment provides the creative starting point for the Winter 2026 theme.

Its palette brings together Burgundy, Moka, Vert d'Eau, Parme and Cyprès.

These colours create a dialogue between different tones. Moka and Burgundy establish deeper shades. Parme and Vert d'Eau introduce softer nuances, while Cyprès brings a dark green into the palette.

This palette is not a characteristic shared by every garment. Each style has its own colour, cut and composition.

The women's Flots Marins collection brings together the pieces currently associated with this universe.

What Is a Women's Casual-Chic Look?

Casual chic does not correspond to one specific combination of clothes.

The idea is instead to bring together pieces with different influences. A relaxed garment can be paired with a more structured jacket. A Breton top can be worn with trousers. Knitwear can be complemented by an outer layer.

The balance comes from the cuts, volumes, colours and layers.

In Flots Marins, this approach takes on a maritime dimension. The Breton top is directly connected to seaside style, while jackets, trousers, jeans and knitwear offer different ways to reinterpret it.

Casual chic therefore becomes less of a dress code and more of a way to build a silhouette.

How to Style a Breton Top in a Casual-Chic Look

The Breton top is naturally associated with the Mat de Misaine universe.

In Flots Marins, several styles explore stripes. The MAKI Breton top features multicoloured Anis stripes, while VENTEST offers another multicoloured interpretation of the pattern.

To create a casual-chic silhouette, the Breton top can become the most graphic element of the outfit.

It can be paired with plain trousers to allow the stripes to stand out. A jacket can then be added to bring more structure to the overall look.

Another option is to use the colours featured in the stripes as a starting point when choosing the other pieces in the outfit.

To explore nautical references further, Signal du Large offers another interpretation and invites you to discover how to reinterpret women's nautical style.

To discover other interpretations of this iconic piece, explore our women's T-shirts and Breton tops.

How to Play with Layering

Layering is one of the key elements of Flots Marins.

It allows an outfit to evolve by combining several categories of clothing rather than building the entire silhouette around a single piece.

Start with a Breton Top or Knitwear

A Breton top can form the first visible layer of the outfit.

Knitwear offers another possibility. Flots Marins notably includes jumpers and cardigans in different colours and patterns depending on the style.

These pieces can be worn as the main element of the silhouette or incorporated into a layered outfit.

To explore this approach further, discover our women's jumpers and cardigans.

If you would like to explore this approach to layering further, discover how to create a women's transitional outfit with the Brume d'Écume universe.

Add a Jacket

A jacket can immediately change the structure of a silhouette.

Flots Marins currently features several styles, including VERONE and VALDEZ. The theme also includes the VALAIS pea coat.

A jacket can be worn over a Breton top or knitwear, allowing the outfit to evolve without changing its foundation.

Discover more styles in our women's jackets and pea coats.

Trousers or Jeans: How to Balance the Silhouette

The choice of bottoms also plays an important role in creating a casual-chic look.

Flots Marins currently includes several trousers and jeans. Their different cuts make it possible to create a variety of proportions and silhouettes.

Plain trousers can complement a graphic or striped piece. Conversely, a more understated top allows the colour of the trousers to take centre stage.

Jeans introduce a different feel to the silhouette. They can be combined with knitwear, a Breton top or a jacket depending on the desired look.

This variety prevents casual chic from being confined to a single formula.

To explore the different cuts available, discover our women's trousers and cropped trousers.

How to Combine Moka, Burgundy, Parme and Cyprès

Colour is one of the visual signatures of Flots Marins.

Moka and Burgundy provide deeper tones. Parme introduces a lighter and contrasting shade. Cyprès brings a dark green, while Vert d'Eau completes the theme's palette.

There is no need to use several of these colours at the same time.

One approach is to choose a main colour and pair it with a more neutral tone already present in the outfit. Another is to combine two colours from the palette to create greater contrast.

Patterns can also make colour combinations easier when they already bring several shades together.

The aim is to maintain balance between the different pieces rather than trying to reproduce the entire palette within a single outfit.

Patterns, Checks and Jacquards: How to Incorporate Them

Flots Marins is not limited to plain garments.

Depending on the style, the selection also includes stripes, checks, prints and jacquards. These patterns offer another interpretation of the theme.

A patterned piece can become the focal point of an outfit.

In this case, the other garments can remain more understated to maintain a clear visual hierarchy. Another approach is to echo one of the colours featured in the pattern elsewhere in the silhouette.

This makes it possible to incorporate checks, stripes or jacquards without necessarily multiplying graphic elements.

What Materials Are Featured in Flots Marins?

Materials vary from one style to another within the collection.

It is therefore not possible to attribute a single material to Flots Marins or to generalise the properties of one garment across the entire theme.

The collection currently available online includes a variety of compositions. The choice of a garment should therefore be based on the information provided on its individual product page.

This is particularly useful for knitwear and layering pieces: two garments that look similar may have different compositions.

Colour, pattern or inclusion within the Flots Marins theme alone cannot determine the material of a garment.

Flots Marins, Casual Chic by the Ocean

Flots Marins offers an interpretation of casual chic rooted in the seaside universe.

The Breton top meets the jacket. Knitwear is paired with trousers and jeans. Deeper colours contrast with Parme and Vert d'Eau. Stripes sit alongside checks, prints and jacquards.

Layering then allows these combinations to evolve throughout the season.

A free approach to styling, inspired by the harbour and coastal cottages, extending Mat de Misaine's Atlantic-inspired universe.

Discover the women's Flots Marins collection.

FAQ - How to Embrace Women's Casual-Chic Style

How Can Women Dress Casual Chic?

There is no single casual-chic outfit. One approach is to combine a relaxed piece, such as a Breton top or jeans, with a garment that brings more structure to the silhouette, such as a jacket. Colours and proportions can then be adjusted to suit your personal style.

How Can You Make a Breton Top Look Chic?

A Breton top can be paired with trousers and complemented by a jacket. The choice of cuts, colours and other garments allows its style to evolve while retaining its maritime identity.

How Can You Layer Clothes Successfully?

Layering can begin with two or three complementary pieces. A Breton top or knitwear can form the base before adding a cardigan or jacket. The overall balance then depends on the volume and length of each garment.

What Colours Go with Burgundy?

There is no single required combination. Within the Flots Marins palette, Burgundy sits alongside Moka, Vert d'Eau, Parme and Cyprès. These shades offer several possible combinations drawn from the theme's colour universe.

What Are the Colours of Flots Marins?

The official Flots Marins palette for Winter 2026 combines Burgundy, Moka, Vert d'Eau, Parme and Cyprès.