Despite finding the French bad boy arrogant upon first meeting him, Birkin would say, even after they separated and she went on to have her third child with Jacques Doillon, that Gainsbourg was the love of her life. The couple, who had a 20-year age difference and a sometimes dramatic and public relationship, left an indelible mark on the world of style that is tangible to this day. Heartbroken after her first marriage to composer John Barry ended in divorce, Birkin made her way to Paris with their daughter Kate (and without knowing a word of French) and was cast in Slogan alongside Serge Gainsbourg, who would become the love of her life.īirkin (for whom the famous Hermès bag is named, after meeting an executive on a plane and telling him she couldn't find the right carryall) and Gainsbourg remained together for 13 years and had one daughter, Charlotte. Birkin followed her mother's calling and received her acting break in 1966 in the films Blowup and Kaleidoscope. The lithe brunette grew up in London with parents David Birkin, a Royal Navy lieutenant commander, and Judy Campbell, an English actress and singer.
Jane Birkin, the English-born, French-aspiring belle of the 1960s and'70s, was a model, actress, singer, muse, and mother-and undoubtedly, a style icon who continues to influence fashion today.
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