In Joe Massot's 1968 film Wonderwall, Jane Birkin plays Penny Lane, the ultimate '60s model with a swingin' London pad, lousy boyfriend and George Harrison soundtrack. Whether she's posing in spangled party knickers or in front of Jean Harlow posters in thigh-high stockings, you can be sure Penny is pouting, crying or looking confused in her sultry bangs and elongated legginess. For daywear Penny favors a brown toned palette, matching her woven wicker basket with a suede belted coat and tan knee-hi boots, and her Mod leather mini dress even looks sexy when worn with yellow hair rollers. Adding blue eyeshadow and green nail polish for a splash of kaleidoscopic color, Penny ties a purple sash around her red printed kimono, ingests pills, turns on the gas, and and waves goodbye to her cruel, groovy world.
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Forget Penny's melodrama and steal her swingin' leggy look instead with the PYT scarab ring, a Susanna Galanis feather necklace with stones, the Kaleidoscope Obi by Vanessa Penna. Throw on the Grey Ant shiny mini sharp dress-er or the Alexander Wang bubble print tank dress and only wear Tsumori Chisato glitter tights,V PL thigh-high leggings or the printed Betty hi-rise hipster from Urban Outfitters around the house. Pair the Les Kbalieros boot from Les Prairies de Paris with a 1960's Mod leather jumper dress from Ebay or the leather mini dress from Marc by Marc Jacobs and the tan Boyfriend Style coat from Topshop.
