We remember the singer, actress and fashion icon Jane Birkin in a collection of our favourite snaps.

Jane Birkin, who has died aged 76 in Paris, defined the idea of the ‘French it-girl style’.

Although terms such as these feel somewhat overused in today’s society largely due to the presence of micro-trends, Birkin invented these concepts that are, and will continue to be, timeless.

The French it girl can be described as elegantly effortless. Jane Birkin was a perfect storm; she embodied – created – this aesthetic in her carefree style that was a lens into her enviable attitude.