The French-British singer and actress Jane Birkin passed away at the age of 76 in the year 2023, leaving behind a special legacy in the world of music and fashion as well!
Jane Birkin became a star in the sixties of the last century, and her fame increased thanks to her relationship with the French singer Serge Gainsbourg, and of course, thanks to her looks, which were a source of inspiration for a large percentage of women. She is very beautiful and attractive, but Birkin has never seen herself like this, and she has indicated in several statements that she likes to wear clothes similar to men’s clothing with her own touch.
In this article, Jamalak magazine reviews its most important stations in the fashion world, and the most important trends that it either followed or contributed to launching.
I followed a distinctive and attractive bohemian style
The late 1960s saw bohemian designs invade the fashion world and Jane Birkin was one of the first to successfully adopt these designs. We remember, for example, in 1968, when she adopted a short dress with a low V-neckline and multiple layers, and the necklace she wore, with a large circular detail inspired by bohemian style. Also, the long dress she wore in the 1970s constituted a striking station in her looks, as it was covered with ruffles, which gave her a fun and distinctive look.
I turned a straw basket into a handbag
Between Jane Birkin and the Straw Basket, a crush turned into a trend! The world was amazed when he saw Jane Birkin carrying a straw basket as a bag to put her things, but this astonishment quickly moved to admiration and many girls in that era began replacing the bag with the basket in the sixties and seventies. This basket was a source of inspiration for many houses that launched straw bags in multiple models, in line with current fashion.
She was the inspiration behind Hermès’ iconic Birkin bag
In the 1980s, Hermès CEO Jean Louis Dumas met Jane Birkin on a plane. While she was putting her bag in the upper area, everything inside it fell on the floor, and she told Dumas that it is very difficult to find a bag suitable for the weekend, so the house had designed a special leather bag for the British actress, and her family named the Birkin after her. From then until today, this Hermes bag has become iconic and it is launched in different colors and multiple versions.
She adopted the minimalist style and added her own touch to it
Jane Birkin loved elegant simplicity in clothes and avoided exaggerated ornaments and cuts. She was famous for adopting the minimalist style, but she always flavored it with a touch of glamor by resorting to distinctive details, whether it was Statement pieces and others. For example, she once wore a diamond necklace with a light pullover and a short skirt. Likewise, in the year 1970, she chose a simple black dress and added to it a large necklace with shiny beads. In addition to her clothing choices, her hairstyles were also characterized by minimalism, as she chose loose hair with front bangs, and this detail gave her a touch of glamor.
Masculine style was her favourite
In many of her statements, Jane Birkin has indicated that she likes to wear menswear with her own twist. The men’s shirt, for example, was among Jane Birkin’s favorite pieces, as she made sure to include it in many of her looks, with the sleeves randomly raised and half of the shirt buttons unbuttoned. She also used to coordinate it in various ways, with jeans, classic pants, or something else. This is in addition to her resorting to jeans and belts in wide models.
