Her vibrant looks have made her a fashion icon forever and yet, Brigitte Bardot gave up wearing color for a very specific reason…
A legendary actress of 1950s cinema, Brigitte Bardot was a fan of style before her time. She is even at the origin of many fashion trends such as the very controversial ballerinas, the famous Vichy print, the timeless sailor top or even the straw hat… But in recent years, the one who created the Brigitte Bardot foundation for animals has definitively drew a line under this aspect of his life. Now she cares a lot less about her appearance and only wears black.
Interviewed by Gala At the dawn of her 90th birthday, Brigitte Bardot lifted the veil on the origin of her monochrome clothes. When the journalist says “You never wear color again? “, she replies: “I’ve been in black for years“It’s a way for her to make her life easier, but not only that…”On the one hand, it’s practical, we don’t ask ourselves questions in the morning about how we’re going to dress. On the other hand, it reflects what I feel inside of me” confides the octogenarian. The black clothes are a reflection of the immense sadness that Brigitte Bardot carries on a daily basis. And for good reason, after the death of Alain Delon last August, she lost her faithful four-legged companion in the name from AND “Losing a pet is scary for me. It’s a very deep tear that I keep. I don’t forget. It builds up and ends up being horribly traumatic. Because I mourn their loss” explains the star of And God… created woman.
This clothing habit, the polar opposite of her old look, simply allows her to express the pain she feels internally in the face of these accumulated losses.