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The chest pocket accents add a casual, functional touch, while the gently gathered waist creates a flattering, flowy shape

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Its 1960 and Bernard, no longer a bachelor playboy, is married and living in a converted farmhouse outside Paris (lavishly rendered in rustic elegance by designer John Lee Beatty )