There she was: black-and-white photographs of Bardot skiing in the Alps in the 50s and 60s. Megève, Courchevel, Val d’Isère. Long legs, narrow trousers, oversized sweaters. No helmet. No effort. She looks as if she’s gliding through winter the way she moved through life

Through this exhibition (which coincided with her 75 Birthday this September) we get an insight into her life as a model, a mother and a movie star – not to mention the women who popularized among many: the bikinis, the slightly messy beehive hair-do,