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The Endless Inspiration of Summer on the French Riviera

This summer, channel the chic golden age of the beloved French Riviera.

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The French Riviera, the enduring rocky playground to the glamorous, rich, and famous has long possessed an infectious joie de vivre. While Fitzgerald may have paid homage to the Côte d'Azur in the 1920s in his books such as This Side of Paradise, no era is as equivocal in cultural significance than from the late 1950s to the 1980s, when the former sleepy coastal towns of Cannes, Antibes, and St Tropez became synonymous with sun-bathing, the eccentric jet-setting elite, and unabashed hedonism among the glitterati. So as summer quickly approaches, take inspiration from the likes of Brigitte Bardot and photographer Slim Aarons, and embrace the joys of summer with inspiration from the heart of the French Riviera.

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Grace Kelly, 1955
Grace Kelly, 1955
Brigitte Bardot, 1956
Photo by Slim Aarons, 1958
Marie Laforet, 1960
Christopher Wedom, 1960
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Brigitte Bardot, 1963
Brigitte Bardot and Gunter Sachs, 1966
Joan Collins, 1968
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Lovelace Watkins and wife, 1970
Photo by Slim Aarons, 1971
Photo by Slim Aarons, 1971
Jane Birkin, 1973
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, 1974
Jane Birkin, 1974
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Caroline of Monaco and husband, Phillippe Junot, 1978
Cherl Ladd and Alejandro Rey, 1982
Arnaud de Rosnay, 1983
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Prince Albert II of Monaco, 1986

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