The secret to enviable style is whole lot easier than some people (me) make it out to be: Just keep it simple in head-to-toe black and white. Obvious as it may seem, few of us (me) actually remember this ticket to instant chic when freaking out in front of our closets with “nothing” (or nothing chic enough) to wear.

But Paris Fashion Week’s front-row stars grinded this simple style lesson into our (my) heads in countless black-and-white uniforms that were the epitome of Parisian chic. I don’t know about you, but my spring wardrobe just got much more streamlined.

Jessica Chastain at Chanel

Alexandra Richards at Jean-Charles de Castelbajac

Elizabeth Olsen at The New Louis Vuitton Opening In Paris

Jessica Alba at Valentino

Ashley Olsen

Kirsten Dunst at Yves Saint Laurent

Milla Jovavich at Chanel

Nicole Richie at Stella McCartney

Amanda Seyfried at Givenchy

Coco Rocha at Jean Paul Gaultier

Jessica Alba at Stella McCartney

Ashley Olsen at H&M

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at Givenchy

Leigh Lezark at Acne Studios

Marion Cotillard at Dior

Natalie Vodianavo

Izia Higelin at Jean-Charles de Castelbajac