I was just watching the endlessly wonderful Audrey Hepburn in
Breakfast at Tiffany's (for the thousandth time, yes) and, I was, again, so marvelled by all her costumes. Sure, you can put a wrap Audrey up in a towel and she'd look wonderful (actually - she does wear a towel in the movie and pulls it off) but, wow, there's just something magical about the fashion surrounding Audrey's outfits in
Tiffany's (or, at the very least, the most famous of them all: la
petite robe noire Holly wears at the very first scene) Seeing as she was basically Givenchy's muse, it was him who created the gorgeous, gorgeous clothing she got to wear in the film, and truthfully, Givenchy couldn't have possibly found a greater muse than Audrey.
So I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from
Breakfast at Tiffany's, featuring the stunning Audrey Hepburn in her absolute icon-ness...
By far the picture's most celebrated outfit (and, needless to say, one of the most iconic pieces of clothing ever put on film) Givenchy's homage to Coco Chanel's "little black dress" (
la petite robe noire) is nothing short of perfection. Of course, it's nearly impossible to pull off looking quite like that unless you are Audrey Hepburn, but everyone can agree that the very idea of the little black dress is made for every woman - it stylizes what needs to be stylized and shapes up what needs to be shaped. Add to that the gorgeous jewelry, hairdo and sunglasses, and you have probably the most timeless look anyone has ever achieved.
Truthfully, though, the sort of figure Audrey had was the type to be able to pull off anything. The model style - by not having such a great figure she looks amazing in anything. So, she basically wore a towel in this one bit and looked absolutely to die for - it's plain simple, Audrey just exuded class.
More of the eternal Ms. Golightly...
"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it."
