The first Audrey Hepburn film I saw as a child was My Fair Lady , but it wasn't until my early teens that my obsession with her truly began. She was an immensely talented actress with impeccable style, but the thing I admire most about her is the fact that she won a legion of fans at a time when Hollywood was obsessed with glamorous peroxide blondes like Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. Quirky, minimalistic, and with a boyish figure, she quickly became a muse to the designer Hubert de Givenchy as he was just starting his fashion house. With thick brows, flawless skin and cat eye liner, her look was timeless, so it's no surprise that she is regarded as a style icon to so many. In Breakfast at Tiffany's, one of her most iconic roles, her most memorable outfit is perhaps the little black dress she is seen in during the opening shot of the film, styled with a chignon, pearls and a breakfast pastry. However her character Holly Golightly wears a number of effortlessly gorgeou...
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