Smell like: Jane Birkin

  The year was 1968. I was just a baby and my Mom says that I wailed a lot and tried to eat wallpaper. Meanwhile, over in Paris, muse extraordinaire Jane Birkin was flitting around town with singer Serge Gainsbourg and carrying a hamper. Oh, the injustice! Birkin recorded the hit "Je t'aime...moi non plus" (I love you...me neither) with Gainsbourg and acted in movies like "Blow Up," "La Pirate" and "Evil Under the Sun." We all know which bag she carries -- incidentally, the head of Hermes named the "Birkin" for the stunner in 1984 after he saw her struggling with a few bags.

BUT WHICH SCENT DOES BIRKIN PREFER?

L'air de Rien by Miller Harris, which is a blend of Tunisian neroli, sweet musk, amber, vanilla and French oak moss created exclusively for her. You can buy it here for $150.

To find out more about Birkin's latest pursuits -- movies, records, philanthropy -- press here. A French film called "Boxes" just debuted at Cannes this year and should be showing here soon. I will post word once I find out the U.S. release date. Who wants to play hooky from work and meet me for an afternoon movie? I'll even spring for le popcorn.
 

Comments

[seahorse]

Wow --never thought i would see the day when the hamper is an accessory!? hmmmm i imagine musing in the morning...do i want to carry the birkie today (and which color) or the hamper.....i'll go with the natural wicker hamper!
xx

[Jordan]

I meeeean, how fab does Jane Birkin look in that see-through knit dress and how sad is it that one could not get away with something like that in this day and age. Mostly because there are so many breast augmentaions in Hollywood that it would ruin the shape and lines of the dress. Long gone are the days of real boobs...so sad. And I don't even do boobs!

Great pic! Thanks Monica!