Tag: jane-birkin
Style May 2021
Serge Gainsbourg: Master Provocateur
Originally published in issue 57 of The Rake, Stuart Husband writes that Serge Gainsbourg was a Gallic colossus of the 20th century, writing songs for, and having affairs with, some of the era’s most beautiful women, and his gift for shocking the bourgeoisie was nonpareil.
Style June 2017
Style Heroes: Serge Gainsbourg
One of the more unintentional style icons of the 1960s and beyond, Serge Gainsbourg was a walking definition of French insouciance and alternative cool.
Icons July 2016
Serenade Singles: Ten Rakish Songs of Love & Desire
What better way to get one in the mood than the heartful harmonies and magnetic melodies of the world's most alluring artists?
Icons July 2016
La Belle et la Bête: Birkin & Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin were the golden couple of their generation, and their grand amour continues to inspire and fascinate.
Icons June 2016
Chlorine Overdose: La Piscine
It is a story of jealousy, tragedy, repressed desires and … skimpy wardrobes. And at the centre of it all is one of cinema’s leading metaphors: the swimming pool. Josh Sims dives head-first into Jacques Deray’s 1968 movie La Piscine.
