Brigitte Bardot : The 60's Sex Kitten - Fashion Model

Brigittte Bardot

The 1960's Sex Kitten Fashion Model became an actress, a singer, an animal activist, and now, she has broken France's anti-racism laws.

Brigitte Bardot Bio:

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is well known internationally as the sex kitten of the 60's.  She started as an aspiring dancer that became a fashion model, actress, and singer.  After her retirement, she established herself as an animal rights activist, and more recent years she had a series of legal problems due to her inciting hatred against Immigrants, Homosexuals, Gypsies, and Muslims living in France.  This article is about her Influence in Fashion and her Summary Bio.

Influence in Fashion:
Bardot's style was simple, chic, and feminine influenced by her years of  doing ballet.  Preferred black tights, leotards, hair bands, and  tight/form fitting pieces.  She is well known to popularize bikini, and often went topless and barefoot.  Bardot emphasized her 22 inch waist by wearing little sun dresses that were cinched and fitted at the waist.  At times she wore capri pants, and preferred wearing minimal jewelry.

Key Words:
Chic, Simple, Feminine, Sexy

Key Pieces & Look:
Skinny Jeans, Sun Dresses, Black Hair Band over messy hair, Cardigans, Black Hair-Bow, Stripped T-Shirts


Summary Bio:

• 1934 - Bardot was born to a French family 
• 1947 - She was accepted at The National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music & Dance
• 1949 - She did her first modeling show
• 1950 - She made the cover of  ELLE magazine
• 1952 - Bardot debuted in her first movie (Le Trou Normand) English (Crazy for Love).  Her movies in the 50's were generally light weight romantic comedies
• 1963 -She starred in Jean-Luc Godard's critically acclaimed film (Contempt)
• Brigitte Bardot was featured in many other films along with notable actors such as Alain Delon (Famous Love Affairs, Spirits of the Dead ), Jean Gabin (In Case of Adversity), Sean Connery (Shalako), Jean Marais, (Royal Affairs in Versailles, School for Love), Lino Ventura (Rum Runners), Annie Girardot (The Novices), Claudia Cardinale (The Legend of Frenchie King), Jeanne Moreau (Viva Maria!), Jane Birkin (Don Juan, or if Don Juan Were a Woman).
• 1973 - Bardot announced her retirement
• 1986 - Established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the Welfare and Protection of Animals
• 1997 - Her first conviction for inciting racial hatred and fined 10,000 Francs
• 1998 - Second conviction for the same laws again and fined 20,000 Francs
• 2000 - Third conviction again for breaking Frances anti-racism laws and fined 30,000 Francs
• 2004 - Fourth conviction was for inciting an anti-gay movement, anti-Muslim movement and fined 5,000 Euros.  She has been actively campaigning against interracial marriage and opposes same-sex marriage. 

Brigitte Bardot, the 1960's Sex Kitten - Fashion Model started as a ballet dancer that became a model, an actress, a singer, an animal activist and now, she is a convicted racist.  She was a sensation in the 60's for popularizing bikini.  At the time, the look and herself was considered scandalous. Her French movies were subtitled for the American audience.  Woman emulated her look, and she was considered as a trendsetter.

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Sources:
www.time.com . www.mrap.fr . www.biographybase.com . www.imdb.com . www.fanpix.net . www.brigittebardot.org

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