ICONS OF FASHION: AUDREY HEPBURN

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's

I'm a fan of the old movies, the silver screen legends who are remembered by the character they portray more so than the person behind the screen. Rarely do we meet an as iconic character as Holly Golightly or Sabrina in modern cinema! However, it was the versatility of Audrey Hepburn playing such roles which had the audience root for the character on screen more so than the star behind it all! Yet, it's the fashion that I'm really wanting to talk about. Remember the Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's, the glasses and the statement jewellery... well who could forget! You don't even need to see the film to conjure the image of this iconic look. It is truly the grace and elegance of Miss Lula Mae which is the reason for every female having that little black dress in her wardrobe and the oversized glasses covering her face.


Hepburn with Hubert Givenchy

But we must not forget the fashion triumphs of Hepburn's other films such as Roman Holiday, Funny Face and Sabrina! Although, Breakfast at Tiffany's was arguably Audrey Hepburn's most notorious film, her partnership with Hubert Givenchy ensured every film displayed jaw dropping ball gowns
and an effortlessly sleek casual style. Whether the actress was climbing up trees as the love struck Sabrina or putting away books in a library as the stubborn Jo Stockton she was a fashion inspiration on screen and off. Often Hepburn would play a character of great transformation which was reflected in the progression of fashion within her films. For example in Stanley Donen's 1957 film Funny Face, Audrey Hepburn begins as a simple librarian. However, soon the dazzling image of the reluctant girl pushed into modelling flourishes on screen as we see looks upon looks of enviable fashion. However, it is the venerable and at times flawed characters that Hepburn portrays that captures the attention of any audience making the costumes simply an extension of art complimented by an extraordinary actress and screen legend.


Hepburn in Funny Face

   Although the world of fashion continues to move forward, pushing the boundaries with sheer tops and shorter cuts each season. The footprint of Hepburn's elegant style is still seen on the runways of Paris, London and Milan, hell even the stars won't leave the house without the oversized sunglasses. Although the Breakfast at Tiffany's actress and great humanitarian sadly passed away many years ago, references to the stars legacy are still seen in modern film and television. The hit show Gossip Girl even used a pastiche of the iconic scenes of Breakfast at Tiffany's, proving that the icon can never be forgotten.


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