breathless for jean seberg (and a guest post)

Christy Turlington by Ellen von Unweth for US Vogue, October 1990

Readers of SHE who saw my Friday Fame: Jean Seberg post recently will already know that I cite Jean's fabulous character in the classic 1960 French film, À bout de souffle as one of my favorite on-screen style icons. Needless to say, a recreation of the film's most famous scenes through fashion photography is just the thing for me. I've seen bits of this photoshoot over time, but last night I finally found the full set! From Us Vogue all the way back in '90, Christy Turlington plays Jean Seberg's Patricia while Stéphane Ferrara recreates Jean-Paul Belmondo's Michel. I can't believe this set is twenty years old. Where does the time go? This is such a fun tribute, and so wonderfully achieved; Christy and Stéphane captured both the actors and the characters so well, and Ellen von Unwerth recreated the intricately lazy vibe of Godard's first film with vigor. Some of my favorite moments from À bout de souffle are captured here. I wouldn't mind going back in time to 1990 and snagging a copy of this issue - and then going further still to 1960 to see this film in all its original glory!

If you're not familiar with the beautiful Jean Seberg, you can read a bit more about her style as Patricia in my post at SHE. And if you've never seen À bout de souffle - well, I hope seeing this shoot has inspired you to check it out.

image credit: faking fashion



I was invited by the lovely Kirstin of Crimson Rosella to write a guest post during her absence! I was honored to contribute to her amazing blog. I wrote a small feature about a resort town in Michigan - Mackinac Island - and how it transforms into a quaint little village during the holidays. I hope you'll check it out and be sure to follow Kirstin's blog! She has the most adorable outfits and she'll prove to be a bright ray of sunshine in your blogroll. There are also lots of guest posts from other amazing girls coming up, so watch for those!