AUCTION
28 Feb 2025 - 10 Mar 2025
An international icon of Parisian chic, Anouk Aimé embodies a singular femininity, imbued with mystery and sensual grace, that has inspired legendary filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Jacques Demy and Bernardo Bertolucci, all fascinated by her magnetism and unique aura on screen.
From the 1960s onwards, under the influence of her friend Coco Chanel, she became the symbol of a pared-down style and unostentatious refinement, echoing her acting style: introspective, minimalist, yet infinitely expressive. It reached its apogee in Claude Lelouch’s Un homme et une femme (1966), where her enigmatic allure and unsettlingly deep gaze captivated the screen and audiences the world over.
In the 1980s, her collaboration with Emanuel Ungaro marked a notable evolution in her look. More assertive lines structured her silhouette, underlining a powerful, determined femininity. Immortalized by William Klein, Richard Avedon, Irwing Penn, Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton, Anouk Aimée is an icon in constant motion, transcending trends and infusing each era with the modernity of an allure all her own. She remains the embodiment of discreet, universal chic, a figure whose aura, at once powerful and delicate, dazzles with the charm of her radiance and continues to inspire new generations.
Manuela Papatakis, Anouk Aimée’s daughter, is behind this auction, which her mother had requested.
