Jeans to a Paris start-up interview for a VP role?

[catspyjamas1]

Is wearing jeans (paired with wedges / espadrilles), nice bag and white blouse / shirt / top acceptable?

Talent person / recruiter sent me an email with this bullet point: “Our office dress code is business casual. Please wear what feels most comfortable and confident”

I’m going to Paris in person and besides the obvious nerves about interviewing for a new job in general, I’m very conscious that I’m going to be in Paris with a lot of French people (my boss, thankfully, is not French) so feeling like I need to be on-point in what I wear for the couple of hours I’m there meeting my manager, the team I’ll manage and a couple of other very senior people.

Please keep in mind (a) it’s summer, (b) it’s projected to be 24 degrees and humid and (c) start-up.

My question is focused on dark (not black / grey) JEANS to this interview, obviously jazzed up with some height (I'm 5ft 2 inches), jewellery and a nice white blouse / top.

Thank you!!

What point did we miss?

OP didn't wear jeans.
She got the job.
Her manager and most other people were wearing jeans.
She almost certainly would have been fine wearing jeans but (sensibly) played it safe with black trousers.

I’d go for something along these lines

Hmm. That's a no then 😆

Sorry seen your updates! Congrats! Hopefully the pics can be inspo for your future smart casual office wear (when you aren’t wearing your (new) jeans)! x

Get a grip luv. Mostly of your fashion etiquette by the look of it! Lol!