It Girl

Marisa Meltzer, hosted by Kate Jinx
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  • Run time: 60 minutes Subject to change

Unpacking Jane Birkin’s life, art and enduring style influence

Before influencers, there was Jane Birkin. Join Marisa Meltzer for a deep dive into the life, artistry, and lasting style legacy of the OG It Girl.

Jane Birkin was synonymous with chic. An unlikely icon of French cinema, her effortless style and artistic legacy have been immortalised through her music and film career. And, of course, this British babe was the inspiration behind one of the world’s most coveted handbags — the Hermès Birkin. But who was the real woman behind the muse?

Join New York Times bestselling author Marisa Meltzer for an in-depth discussion about Birkin’s extraordinary life, times and legacy, inspired by her newly published biography, It Girl.

But don’t just expect a light and fluffy mosey from her early years in 1960s London to her rise as a beloved celebrity in France. Meltzer understands the sexism inherent in being branded — pigeonholed, really — as a muse to tempestuous men. Asserting Birkin as an artist in her own right, Meltzer won’t shy away from the star’s personal challenges and the duality of her public and private selves.

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Birkin…had ‘it’: an undefinable, unmistakable glamour that shifts our collective sense of what’s cool, or at least of what’s worth paying attention to.

The New Yorker

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