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The Most Influential French New Wave Films in Fashion

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 / 6:00 PM

Finally, Jean Seberg–matriarch of breton stripes (they just never go out of style)–is the seminal lead in Breathless (1960), a crime romance and another film by Jean-Luc Godard. In June 2010, when the film was restored and re-released for the 50th anniversary, the film-savvy sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy (they’re big New Wave fans, can you tell?) of Rodarte designed a small collection of t-shirts inspired by the film. And let’s not forget that Seberg’s closely-cropped hair has a place in the pixie-cut pantheon with Mia Farrow from Rosemary’s Baby.


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