Overview

• Published Tuesday, It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin presents a full portrait of the actor, singer and style icon.
• Author Marisa Meltzer researched in Paris after Birkin’s 2023 death, drawing on diaries, archival footage and extensive interviews.
• Meltzer gained rare access to the Hermès workshop to observe Birkin bags being made, adding firsthand detail to the book’s reporting.
• The book emphasizes that Birkin did not define herself by the Hermès namesake and was more focused on family and creative work.
• Meltzer retitled the project from a working name referencing a Gainsbourg song to the unexpected, still-available It Girl.