Second Marriage and Child
The negative phase of her life did not last long. She began dating actor Jacques Charrier a few weeks after. Brigitte and Jacques Charrier were married in 1959 after Brigitte discovered she was pregnant. Their baby was born on January 1, 1960. Brigitte and her ex-husband divorced in 1962. Since then, she has not had much contact with their (only) child.
Fashion icon
Bardot was a fashion icon who set trends. She popularized the wide neck tops with exposed shoulders. This became known as “Bardot Neckline”. Her early works like Manina (1952) popularized the bikini. Bikinis were considered unseemly and sexually overt before Brigitte.