Serge Gainsbourg – everlasting style
PARIS – Serge Gainsbourg died 20 years ago, the 4th of march 1991, little more than sixty years old. The way he was, and the way he figured out, signed an undelible line of demarcation in our perception of style, in general, and elegance in particolar.
Before Serge, flair, seduction, allure were reserved to man classically beautiful (Rubirosa, Gable, Brando, Sinatra, Montand) or dramatically powerful (Kennedy, Agnelli, Onassis). After Serge glamour becomes masculine and, in the middle of seventies, set the trend “he-is-not-beautiful-but-he-is-very-intriguing” that was fortunate for Pacino, Hoffmann, Sacks, Aznavour up to Pete Doherty and Jamie Hince.
After twenty years, I think that Gainsbourg’s style is still very, very persuasive and contemporary.
(images from the web) • (post original artwork by Stylyou)
Ben fatto il ricordarlo. Era un mito per noi.
Lui, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin, e Je t’aime moi non plus.
Aux armes e quello stile di essere interessante per via di come la si pensava.
Un’idea che ha mostrato i suoi limiti nel tempo, però che idea!
Io ne sono figlio.
Aux armes!