If you scroll the internet for more than a few minutes, there’s a good chance you’ll see a particular phrase parried about in almost every cultural pathway: It girl. Popularized by British writer and director Elinor Glyn in the 1920s, the term it girl describes a woman whose charm is …
Read More »Time to Trade In the Birkin for a Basket
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s quite ironic that Jane Birkin, whose sense of functionality over vanity inspired the Hermès Birkin, never really cared for the prestige of the bag. “You know, when …
Read More »Jane Birkin, Singer, Actress and Fashion Icon, Dead at 76
Jane Birkin, the iconic British-born actress, singer and model who became a chart-topping artist in France with her collaborations with then-partner Serge Gainsbourg, has died at the age of 76. Birkin’s death was announced Sunday by the French culture ministry, which said Birkin was found dead at her Paris home. …
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