November 19, 2009 – 5:15 am
The other day I was watching a movie with a non-fashion friend who turned to me during a scene and asked, “Isn’t that a Birkin bag?” It was. Obviously we have Sex and the City to thank for the cultural diffusion of this particular accessory, but it’s always sort of amazing when an insider’s item [...]
Regardless of your feelings towards Brigitte Bardot, the woman, that Brigitte Bardot, the actress, had a certain innate style is undeniable—a fact re-confirmed by my recent viewing of Don Juan if Don Juan Were a Woman. Although philosophically quite dark, the film’s colorful wardrobe combined with its hedonistic overtones and a young Jane Birkin constitute [...]