Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin was the epitome of the perfect-fringed, long-legged lovelies that made the 1960s swing. She frolicked in Blow Up and shed any vestiges of English reserve in Serge Gainsbourg's saucy Je t'Aime Moi Non Plus, her overt sensuality softened by a toothy smile and childlike innocence.Returning to the Barbican after six years, Birkin, 62, doesn't so much cover up as disguise herself. She sports an urchin crop; her body is hidden by baggy trousers, an oversized waistcoat and a low-hung tie. F...

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