Left Bank vs. Right Bank: A Guide to Parisian Style Icons on Both Sides of Town Inline

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    Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, September 1, 1950
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    WHO: Bettina

    FAMOUS FOR: Being a muse to Jacques Fath and Givenchy. Wore fifties couture like a queen, dated Prince Aly Khan.

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    Photographed by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, February 15, 1970
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    WHO: Betty Catroux

    FAMOUS FOR: Being a muse and model to Yves Saint Laurent. She had an androgynous allure, and the designer called her his “twin.”

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    WHO: Capucine

    FAMOUS FOR: Her perfect bone structure, she successfully transitioned from modeling to acting, starring opposite Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther.

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    WHO: Carole Bouquet

    FAMOUS FOR: Having the ability to segue from being a Chanel frontwoman to a Bond girl without ruffling a perfectly placed hair.

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    WHO: Catherine Deneuve

    FAMOUS FOR: Playing the bored bourgeois housewife in Belle de Jour, among other stellar roles. This French legend needs no introduction and has been referenced by almost every major designer in the last 40 years.