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The French pop star Fran\u00e7oise Hardy, who died<\/a> on Tuesday at the age of 80, was celebrated for her beauty and style, always striking the perfect pose whether she was doing a fashion shoot or had gotten caught in a candid picture. Hardy\u2019s self-possession could be intimidating, but her songs created a sense of intimacy, pulling listeners close by exploring emotional depths, and she earned the love and loyalty of pop aficionados, devoted aesthetes and lonely souls.<\/p>\n In these images we gathered, notice how she sometimes seems to be looking at us, even though we are looking at her. Notice also what is not<\/em> there, besides any bad angles: no come-hither poses, no inviting d\u00e9collet\u00e9, no exposed gams, and almost no teeth \u2014 Hardy\u2019s smiles were of the closed lips, amused kind, not open-mouthed beams. In a photo captured on a motorboat, she\u2019s the only one not wearing a bathing suit as she turns her face to the sun in what looks like serene bliss.<\/p>\n Hardy was no prude and enjoyed fun \u2014 she was prone to fits of laughter, her close friend the singer \u00c9tienne Daho remembered in a brief eulogy<\/a> \u2014 but she led her life and career while remaining true to herself, on her terms: watching the world with curiosity, artistically exacting, a little aloof and a little curmudgeonly, and always passionate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n