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Riveria, France 1961 BB6120 Costume White strapped underwire halter and ruffled nombril bikini. Dangling shoulder straps. TML. N-3. Cleavage. Actions Bardot reclines on a dock, cigarette in hand, and enjoys her newfound publicity. She lies on her back with her armpit exposed (1, 2), supports herself on her elbows (3), and sits up (4). A shot on land during filming (5), with dangling straps (6). Commentary This marks a change in soutien-gorge strategies for The Bikini Girl. Bardot has substituted her bandeau for an underwire halter with all the attendant uplift. The sixties have arrived. Source Publicity photos from Louis Malle (director),Vie privee (A Very Private Affair), MGM, 1961, collected from the Internet. One picture also in Sean French, Bardot, Pavilion Books, London, 1994. 6 pictures. |
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