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On her famous signature style,
Bardot says: “I couldn’t get
my bun right, and there were
lots of strands dangling down
and annoying me, so I thought
it would be a good idea to
tease them so they framed
my face. And so I invented the
choucroute beehive.”
1961 (left)
Bardot’s own wardrobe was
the origin of her screen style.
“I wore my own clothes in lots
of movies, it made me feel
like I was really myself,” says
the pin-up, pictured on the
set of A Very Private Affair.
1967 (below)
At home in Rome, where
she made several films,
including 1956’s Nero’s
Mistress – for which she first
dyed her hair blonde. “It was
the only positive thing about
the film,” she recalls.