Free from rigid aesthetic conventions and further away than ever from the slicked-back divas of the 1950s and 1960s, Brigitte Bardot undoubtedly changed the rules of style of an era : her way of dressing and her daily wardrobe helped create a new feminine imagery, imbued with freedom and sensuality.
We owe to BB, who passed away yesterday at the age of 91 in her villa in the hills between Cannes and Saint-Tropez , the creation of a wardrobe as essential as it was iconic: sleek, bold, and sensual. Garments and accessories that departed from the imposing creations of the Parisian haute couture ateliers of the time, and which the actress, born in Paris in 1939, loved to wear off-screen, in her daily life. Pieces that have become iconic not only of the Bardot style, but of the taste for French chic: sailor-striped tops, calf-length capri pants, full skirts, and floral sundresses in lace or lightweight linen.
