French-born Brigitte Bardot is best known for her career as an actress, model & singer. She was born and raised in Paris, and became one of the most prominent sex symbols of the 50's & 60's.
Bardot has been hugely influential in the fashion industry. Not only did she introduce the bikini in St. Tropez, France, in the 50's (where it was still considered too risqué in the US), the open-shouldered Bardot neckline was coined after her, and she brought the "choucroute" hairstyle (similar to a beehive) back into fashion. Furthermore, she was famous for her love of short shorts & gingham print, so much so, that her wedding dress, (designed by Jacques Esterel) was cut from pink gingham print fabric.
Brigitte Bardot made cat-eye eyeliner relevant and that paired with a nude/pink lip is still a much-copied make-up look today; there are thousands of Brigitte Bardot make-up tutorials on the internet.
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Bridgette Bardot is my hero, I get all my inspiration from the 60's and especially her, I always tell people that she was the Alexa Chung of that time :')
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Totally agree! I want to be her haha xx
DeleteShe was positively gorgeous! Honestly sometimes blondes have all the fun! :P great post! xx
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