Sure, French Girls Get Hot—But Unlike You, They Don’t Let It Ruin Their Look Inline

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    Jane Birkin

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    Photo: (Clockwise from top left) Courtesy of modaoperandi.com; Courtesy of farfetch.com; Courtesy of stylebop.com
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    Miguelina Lulu lace short-sleeve top, $95,modaoperandi.com; Etro crotcheted crop top, $1,024,farfetch.com; Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini crocheted lace peasant top, $343, stylebop.com

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    Brigitte Bardot

    circa 1960: Studio portrait of actor and model Brigitte Bardot wearing a light blue off-the-shoulder dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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    Loup Charmant Elba cotton voile dress, $309,matchesfashion.com; Thierry Colson Pippa porcelain-print off-the-shoulder top, $251,matchesfashion.com; Athena Procopiou Wind Winged Dove cotton dress, $420, matchesfashion.com

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    Caroline de Maigret