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Saturday July 14th, 2012

Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate With a Look Back at Our Favorite French Style Icons, From Yesterday and Today
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Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate With a Look Back at Our Favorite French Style Icons, From Yesterday and Today

What is it about the French? Or French women to be exact? No matter what they’re wearing–whether it be a t-shirt or a ballgown–they always manage to exude that certain…je ne sais quoi.

And it’s precisely that je ne sais quoi that has inspired designers (and our wardrobes) for generations.

So in honor of Bastille Day, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite french style icons–from those of the past like Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot, all the way up to the new guard, like Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lea Seydoux.

Click through to see them all.

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Published at 12:04 PM

Tuesday September 23rd, 2008

Sonic Youth to Design

Marc Jacobs might be over the moon about this: after being the unofficial music mascot for his label, his favorite rock band’s bassist, Kim Gordon, is launching her own clothing line called Mirror/Dash. Moms will be happy to know that Kim’s line is aimed at “cool moms,” which, I must admit, is a refreshing change Read more →

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Published at 3:19 PM