Posts Tagged ‘Jane Birkin’
Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip, Models
By emilyborrett on September 5th, 2011
Alexa Chung says that 60s-style clothes flatter her slender figure best.
The model and TV presenter has a fondness for classic 60s fashion because it was a decade that favoured leggy, gamine girls such as Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy who have a similar figure to Alexa’s.
Alexa told Harper’s Bazaar magazine: “My ex-boyfriend [photographer David Titlow] showed me Antonioni’s 1966 film ‘Blow-Up’ in my late teens. I remember seeing Jane Birkin. And I couldn’t believe it. She even made just wearing a pair of tights look sexy. . . I think the 60s vibe suits my body type, which is skinny legs and a boyish frame. It’s the groupie vibe that I’m attracted to. They had these amazing love affairs, and both the men and the women were made amazing by them. The girls in the 60s were never overshadowed by the men they dated. You can talk about Jean Shrimpton without having to mention Bailey or Terence Stamp first.”
Alexa understandably tried to distance herself from her classic 60s dress sense because every teenage girl in the UK began copying her – oh, the perils of being a style icon! She said about the Alexa copycats: “I fell out of love with the 60s for a while. I think because I was so identified with it. It’s like Sienna Miller when she did boho, then suddenly stopped because she was like, ‘F**k. What else can I do, because I’ve done it?’ Everyone copied my sodding coat for a while too. It was my Harrods kid’s vintage one. Every girl suddenly had one and I was like, ‘Arrgh!’ I got really bored of smock dresses and loafers for a while. But I feel like I’m ready to fall in love all over again.”
Yeah, I feel like that whenever thousands of teenage girls suddenly start dressing like me too, Alexa. I totally feel your pain.
Tags: 1960s, Alexa Chung, Celebrity Style, chanel, Gossip, Harper's Bazaar, Jane Birkin, jean shrimpton, loafers, skinny, slim, smock dress, trendsetter, vintage
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Celebrity Style, dresses, Gallery, Get the look, Style Icon
By emilyborrett on August 22nd, 2011
Red Chelsea Girl Print Jersey Dress
Jane Birkin is still one of our ultimate fashion icons, so I was excited today when I clocked this red Chelsea Girl dress (above) which is just so Birkin and bohemian. From the cool red folk-print to the thigh-skimming hemline and slight bell sleeves, this is 60s-inspired dressing at it’s best – it has a total Woodstock feel.
The dress is part of River Island’s revived Chelsea Girl line, which produces pieces inspired by the 60s era that the Chelsea Girl store was originally popular in. Also in the CG collection are brown suede hotpants, Missoni-style knits and Mick Jagger-esque blouses in eye catching shades of orange and red. We love everything in the range, but the red printed mini dress that we’ve featured has to be our absolute favourites.
Along with featuring the dress we’ve suggested a few pieces in the gallery that would go perfectly with it – just remember when styling a dress like this that Madam Birkin liked to keep things simple and carefree. Any accessories were chic, delicate and discreet. Our favourite piece to go with a dress like this is a good pair of Swedish Hasbeens; now we know that they’re not exactly cheap but a pair of their clog-style sandals are so European chic and will last forever. We also recommend with a dress like this that a simple vintage gold pendant is a pretty addition to an outfit that will compliment the folk-print of the mini dress perfectly – our favourite pendant is a pretty golden key from Nicole Richie’s jewellery line, House of Harlow, which you can find in the gallery above.
Check out the gallery to see our star buy, the red Chelsea Girl dress, along with pieces to make it an outfit.
Tags: 60s, 70s, bohemian, boho, chelsea girl, dress, get the look, Jane Birkin, River Island, star buy, vintage style
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Celebrity Style, Fashion Crush, Features, Gallery, Trend Alert, vintage
By emilyborrett on May 31st, 2011
Jane looked like true rock and roll royalty in a simple micro-minidress and a seventies pendant. This is one girl that didn't ever have to try to look good
We’ve all been going mad here at ShinyStyle for the seventies and boho trends over the last few weeks, so it seems only fair to pay tribute to one of the trend’s most important icons, Jane Birkin. The actress and singer was right in the middle of it all through the late sixties and seventies and was one of that period’s most well-remembered and well-dressed women.
The then-lover and collaborator of French lothario Serge Gainsbourg, and an impressive film actress, everyone wanted a piece of her. It’s no wonder that Hermes designed a bag in her name in 1984.
You know that you’re obviously a big deal when women like Kate Moss are citing you as one of their main style inspirations. When you look at photos of Jane from the period which she is so famous for, she embodies the laid-back cool hippy spirit of that time: bare feet, scruffy hair, denim and floaty prints which are – surprise surprise – all parts of pretty much the coolest trend right now.
In celebration of Jane Birkin, retro style and all things seventies, we’ve put together a gallery with some of the actress’ best looks and pieces on the high street to recreate them. Aren’t we good to you, readers?
Tags: "Charlotte Gainsbourg", bohemian, boho, hippy, icon, Jane Birkin, serge gainsbourg, seventies, style inspiration
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Celebrity Style, Designers, Events, Features, Gallery, Uncategorized
By emilyborrett on April 30th, 2011
Soft and delicate in pale silk at Cannes Film Festival, we think Lou can pull of fairy-esque prettiness just as well as her trademark leather and lace
It’s going to be hard to come back down to Earth after yesterday’s Royal Wedding madness (didn’t Kate Middleton look beautiful, just like a 21st century Grace Kelly?) but, alas, life goes on, and it’s time that we tidy our Union Jack bunting away. Our thoughts are travelling back to Paris today to take a look at one of France’s most beautiful, rock and roll fashion enigmas – Lou Doillon, daughter of style icon Jane Birkin and one of Karl Lagerfeld’s fabulous couture-clad harem.
Always seen in attendance at Chanel’s most exclusive dinners, cocktail parties and launches, and often hanging off the arm of Herr Lagerfeld himself, the actress is a strong patron of Chanel and lends the label’s designs attitude and edge in bucketfuls.With her shaggy brunette hair, French smile and razor-sharp cheekbones, Doillon’s is a face that you couldn’t mistake anywhere whether it’s at a Vogue party or in the front rows at Paris Fashion Week. She is, by the way, always at the front row at PFW – we want this girl’s life so much! Oh, and did we mention that she is the muse for Givenchy?
So many celebrities at the moment try hard to work the European bohemian look, but it is obvious from Lou’s family roots that this is one girl that doesn’t have to try hard at all.
With Jane Birkin as her mother and French director Jacques Doillon, it’s obvious that this is one actress with first-hand experience with the bohemian lifestyle. We’re completely in love with her nonchalant laid-back style, and it’s clear to see why Karl is too. Check out our gallery for our favourite Lou Doillon looks.
Tags: "front row", "Lou Doillon", bohemian, chanel, french style, friendship, Givenchy, Jane Birkin, Karl Lagerfeld, muse, Paris Fashion Week
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Fashion News, Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on March 7th, 2011
Emma Watson’s new fashion range for Alberta Ferretti was inspired by Jane Birkin.
The ‘Harry Potter’ actress – who recently released her third and final set of designs for ethical clothing brand People Tree – has worked with the designer on a “green” capsule collection and Alberta revealed 64-year-old actress-and-singer Jane was influential when Emma was working on the eco-friendly designs.
She said: “Emma had a Jane-Birkin-in-the-70s image in mind.”
Alberta also revealed she has admired Emma for some time and is impressed with her dedication to green issues.
She told WWD: “I’m grateful Emma accepted this creative partnership that can contribute to fashion and to the health of the planet.
“She’s an actress I’ve followed since her early days. I like her freshness, her spontaneity and simplicity. She is intelligent, with a strong personality, a young, modern girl of today but aware of social issues at the same time and very rigorous. This is a moment that demands strong attention to these issues and we can help in communicating them.”
Emma – who has worked on five pieces including two dresses, a shirt, a long skirt and a pair of denim shorts for her line called Pure Threads – spoke about her devotion to the ethical clothing cause and said she is delighted that Alberta has gotten involved.
She said: “I’m pleased that a luxury brand such as Alberta Ferretti has decided to create ecological clothes. I believe this is a big step forward for all of the international fashion industry, but also an important step for an increased sensitivity to the problem of ecology.
Tags: Alberta Ferretti, designs, Emma Watson, ethical fashion, ethical trends, fashion range, harry potter, Jane Birkin
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