Brigitte Bardot was one of the first foreign stars to gain recognition in America—her films provided a major breakthrough for the release of French films to English-speaking audiences. People couldn’t keep their eyes off of her voluminous, unkempt blonde hair, and her bombshell style has […]
Birth of a Bombshell
Artisans emerge and evolve based on ideas and images of inspiration unique to them. For Pablo Picasso, the most famous painter in his own lifetime, and many others, there was (Lydia) Sylvette David. Sylvette was a 19 year old Parisian girl who inspired Picasso’s 40 […]