There are those familiar names in the history of french style that epitomize effortless chic - Jane Birkin, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Inès De La Fressange to name a few. And in the last decade or so, we've come to recognize a newer set that includes editors like Carine Roitfeld and Emanuelle Alt, as well as actresses like Vanessa Paradis and Marion Cotillard.

Now, it's time to find out who's next. There's a roster of enviable It-girls rising fast on the French high fashion ladder and though they've not quit hit style icon status yet, there's no doubt they'll be there soon. If you don't know the girls in our gallery, it's time to get to know them, and know them well. Chances are, in the near future, theirs is the style you'll be dying to steal.