Legendary actress Brigitte Bardot led fashion revolutions throughout her career; this retrospective includes BB's comments on her iconic style in a rare, intimate interview.
Henry-Jean Servat has written extensively about Brigitte Bardot for Paris Match and Vanity Fair. The only journalist to have sustained a close rapport with Bardot throughout her life, he has published several books on the famous actor turned animal rights activist.
"Actress Brigitte Bardot recalls her stylish past with author
Henry-Jean Servat in Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion, filled
with photographs from her glamorous life."
—Harper's Baazar
"A memoir in photographs, Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion,
published this month by Flammarion, reprises the images and looks
that made her—despite her professed indifference—an avatar of
style."
—Vogue
"The new collection traces Bardot’s style in nearly 300 pages of
photographs throughout her career and private life — on photo
shoots, film sets, and visits with Queen Elizabeth II and Charles
de Gaulle."
—New York Magazine
"In Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion (Flammarion),
Henry-Jean Servat, the only journalist to have maintained a close
rapport with the actress—now 82—throughout her life, offers a
panoramic tribute to her sweeping sense of style with an all-new
exclusive interview and nearly 200 archival color and b/w
photos."
—Parade
"Sprinkled with photos of Ms. Bardot in the gingham get-ups,
body-skimming sweaters and shoulder-baring tops that outfit her on-
and off-screen personas, this book may well spur conversations
about celebrity in the shadow of controversy, or just ardor."
—The New York Times
"From the off-shoulder necklines to the beehive haridos, the
actress recounts the trends and designs that turned people’s heads
and made her a sex symbol. “I wasn’t scandalous – I didn’t want to
be,” she once told the author. 'I wanted to be myself. Only
myself.'"
—Closer Weekly
"In BRIGITTE BARDOT: MY LIFE IN FASHION, journalist and Bardot
authority Henry-Jean Servat has assembled a tribute to
the actress’s lifelong relationship with la mode."
—Fashion Maniac
"If you doubt that she hatched a style or exerted a fashion
influence during her heyday, then you will have to read the
book. Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion will prove that
there is no question that Brigitte Bardot influenced a generation
of women via her appearance and sartorial choices. Brigitte
Bardot is lushly documented with a surfeit of photos revealing
this femme fatale’s early years as well her long lived career in
the cinema as well as in her private world."
—New York Journal of Books
"'Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion' by Henry-Jean Servat, is a
beautiful coffee table book with myriad images in black and white,
as well as color. It’s also a captivating memoir in a sense, as it
recaps Ms. Bardot’s stylish life, in her own words, with an
exclusive interview with Servat."
—The Chic Spy
"To celebrate the actress's incredible lasting power, a new
book, Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion, explores Bardot's
life in fashion—from on-set looks to fashion shoots and more.
Featuring a rare interview with Bardot herself, the book penned by
Henry-Jean Servat also includes personal comments and photos
showing the private life of the icon as well."
—HarpersBazaar.com
"A new book spotlights Brigitte Bardot, the French legend who was
equal parts style icon and sex symbol"
—PurpleClover.com
"With 300 pages of images, including private, personal
photographs, Brigitte Bardot traces the influence of this
actress in unbelievable detail, complete with a host of great
interviews with Sylvie Vartan, Marisa Berenson, Hubert de Givenchy,
among others, as well as the legend herself."
—Tory Burch Blog
"Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion presents a fascinating
survey of fashion history from the late-1940s through the mid-1970s
all seen through the eyes of a legend that shaped it. In Bardot’s
own words 'I’m proud I created a style that doesn’t go out of
fashion—because I was never fashionable!'"
—FashionReporters.com
"Looking for the perfect holiday gift — something special to
delight every film and fashion fan on your list? Relax, your
search is over, thanks to the extraordinary talent of French
journalist Henry-Jean Servat. His newly released
book Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion is a tribute to
the legendary French actress and fashion aficionada who set the
standards for beauty and style from the 1950s through the early
1970s – and beyond."
—Everbeautiful.com
"Legendary actress Brigitte Bardot led fashion revolutions
throughout her career; this retrospective includes BB’s comments on
her iconic style in a rare, intimate interview. Brigitte Bardot is
a style icon whose legacy has undeniably shaped the face of fashion
as we know it."
—City Book Review
"Brigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion by Henry-Jean
Savat is gorgeous picture book that will delight fans and
fashionistas alike."
—Dolce Dolce
"In BRIGITTE BARDOT: MY LIFE IN FASHION, journalist and Bardot
authority Henry-Jean Servat has assembled a tribute to
the actress’s lifelong relationship with la mode. . .
. In an extensive and extremely rare interview,
accompanied by her personal comments on the images selected for the
book, Bardot explains the context of the often vanguard fashions
she wore, making headlines wherever she
went. Evoking French style and the glamour
of St. Tropez, her legacy endures—from ballerina slippers with
sweeping skirts to figure-hugging knitwear, gingham fabrics, and
gypsy dresses, and from kohl eyeliner to tousled hair."
—Fashion Maniac
"On- and offscreen, Brigitte Bardot was a style icon of the ’50s
and ’60s. Henry-Jean Servat creates a memoir of her life through
photographs depicting the height of her celebrity. Servat’s close
rapport with the legendary actress unveiled a series of style
choices that catapulted her to become a sex symbol and vanguard
fashion revolutionary."
—E Magazine, The Entity Haute Couture
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