The Legacy of Jane Birkin: From Style to The Silver Screen
The life and times of Jane Birkin (1946 ? 2023), a London-born legend who won over the French, and then the world.
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Jane Birkin in a spread for The Sun Women?s Page taken in London, 20 December 1964. Photo: Barham/ Mirrorpix via Getty Images
15 July 2023 ? Beloved Anglo-Franco actress, singer and model, Jane Birkin, has passed peacefully in her Paris home at age 76.
The news comes just two months after Birkin cancelled a string of concerts citing health concerns and two years since she suffered a stroke.
Jane Birkin attends the Le Brio premiere at Cinema Gaumont Capucine in Paris, 21 November 2017. Photo: Marc Piasecki via Getty Images
Few people have wholly embodied the term “muse” like Jane Birkin. A quintessential style icon of the 60s all through the 70s, Birkin’s magnetic visage, prolific acting career and landmark impact on French music exceedingly qualifies her as one of the biggest “it-girl”s to emerge from the previous century. Snapshots of Birkin throughout her life continue to hold gravitas even today, with her music and films serving as inspirations for each new generation of budding artists around the world. Ahead, we trace the brave and bold chapters of Birkin’s life, looking back at her most iconic looks and culture-shaping moments.
Jane Birkin with Serge Gainsourg and Pierre Grimblat at the premiere of Slogan in...
The post The Legacy of Jane Birkin: From Style to The Silver Screen appeared first on LUXUO.
Jane Birkin in a spread for The Sun Women?s Page taken in London, 20 December 1964. Photo: Barham/ Mirrorpix via Getty Images
15 July 2023 ? Beloved Anglo-Franco actress, singer and model, Jane Birkin, has passed peacefully in her Paris home at age 76.
The news comes just two months after Birkin cancelled a string of concerts citing health concerns and two years since she suffered a stroke.
Jane Birkin attends the Le Brio premiere at Cinema Gaumont Capucine in Paris, 21 November 2017. Photo: Marc Piasecki via Getty Images
Few people have wholly embodied the term “muse” like Jane Birkin. A quintessential style icon of the 60s all through the 70s, Birkin’s magnetic visage, prolific acting career and landmark impact on French music exceedingly qualifies her as one of the biggest “it-girl”s to emerge from the previous century. Snapshots of Birkin throughout her life continue to hold gravitas even today, with her music and films serving as inspirations for each new generation of budding artists around the world. Ahead, we trace the brave and bold chapters of Birkin’s life, looking back at her most iconic looks and culture-shaping moments.
Jane Birkin with Serge Gainsourg and Pierre Grimblat at the premiere of Slogan in...
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