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Jul 14, 2012 4:20 PM EDT
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Bastille-Day Babes! 8 French Style Icons

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Carine Roitfeld, 1954

Hard to believe this lady is a grandma! The former EIC of French Vogue — and longtime muse to Tom Ford — ushered in an extreme, sexy style that Roitfeld herself dubbed, “porno chic.” These totally audacious, NSFW images not only increased the magazine’s circ numbers during a recession but landed Carine in the style hall of fame as someone always willing to push the envelope.

Photo: BIlly Farrell/BFAnyc.com

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