Françoise Hardy, a muse and her Honda.

Françoise Hardy on a Honda, 1969. French singer who perfectly embodied the sultry, melancholy and reserved femme fatale. She influenced the fashion of her time, inspiring Balenciaga RTW Collection in 2005. Visit http://www.style.com/F2005RTW-BALENCIA

One of the many men she managed to escape from was Bob Dylan, who in an infatuated poem to Hardy wrote about his fantasy of her:

piles of lovers

fishing

kissing

lay themselves on their books. boats.

old men

clothed in curly mustaches

float on the benches

blankets of tourists

in bright red nylon shirts

with straw hats of ambassadors

In 1994, she collaborated with the British pop group Blur for their "La Comedie" version of "To The End"