Have. Want. Need.
1 Why Does Everyone Want a Birkin Bag?
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2 First a Bag, Now a Fragrance Inspired by the Stylish Jane Birkin
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3 Do You Have a Fashion Icon?
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5 Inspired Spring: Jane Birkin's Easy Breezy Sex Appeal
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6 Link Time: Elle Macpherson Is Slated to Host NBC's New Reality Series
Elle Macpherson to host NBC's Fashion Star — InStyle Gaia Repossi favors flat booties over "vulgar" wedges — The Cut Design your own PS1 to support Japan earthquake relief — Purse Blog Ines de la Fressange talks John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld's ponytail — Vogue UK Daily The perfect jeans for tall girls — TallWater Seoul Fashion Week is like playtime for grown-ups — Interview Jane Read more
Jane Birkin could take the simplest piece of clothing and make it the chicest thing in the world, which just goes to show you, it's all about how you wear it. After all, a good basic never goes out of style. Perhaps that's why there are still waiting lists for Hermés Birkin bags, almost thirty years after Jane first inspired the design. For our spring shopping list, we're channeling Jane's Read more
Pre-owned luxury goods expert Randi Molofsky from Portero.com tells us the history of the Hermès Birkin bag and what makes the iconic Birkin so coveted. FabTV takes to the streets to find out from NYC fashionistas: “What Would You Do for a Birkin Bag?” You can enter to win your own Birkin bag worth over $8,000 at www.fabsugar.com/birkin Read more
There are lots of ways to wear bangs, from the swoop, to the baby varieties, to the blunt straight-across-the-forehead assortments. So, let's take a trip back to days past, where all sorts of fringe styles — and lots of hairspray — ruled the looks of the moment. Read more
Lutz & Patmos have been crossing their fingers for this opportunity to arise and now it has; the brand has enlisted British actress and singer Jane Birkin as their latest guest designer. “She has this really relaxed, nonchalant style without being overtly sexy, which is very sexy,” said Lutz who also mentioned that Birkin, mother to models Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, has played Read more
Mine are Jane Birkin, Cate Blanchett, and Audrey Hepburn — who are yours?! Source, Source, and Source Do You Have a Fashion Icon? Of course! Why would I not have one . . . mine are below! Nah, I like to make it up as I go. Other — do tell! Read more
I've been on a real '40s kick lately, gallivanting about in seamed stockings and rich red lipstick. Before that, I flirted with looking like Jane Birkin, whose beautiful bangs and eyeliner make me feel like a foxy Frenchie in the '60s. To me, it's fun to take looks from decades past and reinterpret them into something modern. If you do this, too, where do you usually get your ideas? Source Read more
Lyn Harris of Miller Harris London has just released a very vanilla-y, oriental-smelling fragrance inspired by Jane Birkin. Style icon Birkin is a legendary actress, singer, model, and humanitarian, as well as the inspiration behind the legendary Hermes Birkin Bag, which has the distinction of having the longest waiting list for any luxury item in history (about six years at its peak). It has Read more
Full disclosure: we've tried to put ourselves on a stripe-buying ban three times now, and it just never sticks. Stripes are not only a Spring staple, but give you that instant French-girl feeling (you know the one: polished Parisian elegance, red lips and boat trips, Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin on the French Riviera, etc.) — and with the Cannes Film Festival kicking off today, we thought it Read more
Alexa Chung is known for her quirky, cool ensembles, and yesterday she styled an outfit that we'll definitely be emulating. For the launch of the British Designers Collective in England, she selected a floral-print, A-line skirt from Celine's resort 2012 collection. In true Alexa fashion, she put a playful spin on her look with a "je t'aime Jane" top, that actually plays homage to another iconic Read more
