Tag Archives: Jane Birkin

Birkins at Christie’s

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 [...]

Don Juan if Don Juan Were a Woman

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 [...]