Audrey Hepburn A woman with absolute natural beauty Audrey was tall and slim; her pixie cut hair drew more emphasis to her strong cheekbones and big dark eyes. A born dancer her early training days brought her a natural elegance adding a simple yet extra flair to her personality.
Confident Elegant and incredibly beautiful these are the words that comes to mind once Audrey Hepburn is thought of. It was perhaps her calm elegance and wit she possessed that made her most noted style icon of her times. Its been more then a Decade now but the world has yet not recovered from the steer this Brussels beauty created in the world of fashion, When her image was flashed on the 75 mm silver screen in the famous all black little dress with white gloves and diamonds. The Breakfast at Tiffanys star made every woman want to have either the entire onsomb or else one of them. Innumerous decades have passed by, but such is her influence that her unique styles are copied even today. The Audrey Collection Like everyone else this style icon too had popularized some of the most admired style statements of all the times. You name it and she has worn it with great elegance and style such versatile she was when it comes to carrying off a dress be it Capri pants ,Slim trousers ,A black turtleneck ,button-down shirt Ballet flats, The little black dress ,Evening gown (breathtaking, but simple) ,Silk scarf ,Pearls Flashy hat ,Trench coat. Audrey the Brand Ambassador for LBD. The first picture that comes to mind while remembering Audrey is certainly that of her Little Black dresses Coordinated with white opera gloves, accessorized with hats and holding a big cigarette with dark glasses to flaunt. Coco channel had invented the magical little black dresses but it was Audrey who should be called the unofficial brand ambassador of the LBD.
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The Sabrina Girl Designer Givenchy was so impressed with Audreys self styles that considering her advices he exploited the popular boat neck styles to the fullest.
The collections of one piece dresses and tops with sleek boat neck cuts are unforgettable, which later became a must have among women with flattering collar bones.
The Audrey Attitude Audreys style is more about attitude then wardrobe, she would herself never ever recommend women to follow her clothing choices blindly. She knew her body type precisely and made the clothing choices accordingly that not only suited but enhanced her looks.
Thats why she never believed in following anybodies fashion advice rather she simply created her own looks. For example she knew that her tall and waif like figure with great collar bones would be really impact full and feminine when exposed with tube and boat necks. At the same time she flaunted tomboyish Gamine looks that later became a rage in 1950s.
Her sharp understanding of what cuts look good on her did wonders for her which the rest of the world watched spell bounded, letting her make a place in few of the world mot adorable women icons of all the times. Audrey was a ballet dancer before she was an actress, and it was evident in her perfect posture. For Hepburn make-up meant creating a low maintenance look with natural lipstick and blush tones, leaving most of the emphasis on those dove eyes. The idea was simply to decide and emphasize on the strongest facial feature.
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Gamine Look The gamine look was a prevalent style of 1950 what made it notable and unforgettable was boyish, wide-eyed young woman who was perceived to be mischievous teasing and waif and that was none other then Audrey. Her short hair and petite figure created a distinct and enduring look. She was more nave then being sophisticated and her simple yet c hic ways were accepted by the fashion followers.
Evening Gowns and dresses
Like other leading ladies of her times she showed the world how a female in pixie cut hairstyle and ultra sleek figure could mange to look ultra feminine. The elaborated wedding and ball gowns she worn was very romantic yet chic with high emphasis on thin wais lines and sophisticated cuts.
Capri Pants
Medium and low length pants are very popularly known as Capri pants these days but back then when it was still a discovery young Audrey came out wear them one after the other in her movies like Sabrina making them such a wardrobe staple that even today its a quite essential part of women wardrobe.
Be it Capris or pants she always preferred slim fits that enhanced her figure.
Ballet Flats
This later had a strong influence on her personal style; her love for flat shoes when the rest of the world was going gaga about high heels shoes was seen as one of the major impact, Audrey brought her personal flavor and started wearing flat shoes and sandals with dress, Capris and pants.
Her practice made comfort a fashion statement asking females to discard high and uncomfortable shoes and scandals.
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Button down Shirts
She pulled this look off beautifully. Audrey Hepburn loved feminine clothes; however, she knew how to pull off the mens inspired look flawlessly as well. After her movie Roman holiday (which catapulted her to fame), women everywhere were copying her short haircut, full skirts, cinched waists and mens inspired button-down shirts.
Black Turtle necks
Another of her personal style statement was that of turtle necks which she used to wear casually. Audrey loved to create great silhouettes and was particularly fond of turtle necks and fitted trench coats. She rarely wore any bright colours or bold prints but preferred to keep things low key accessorising black dresses with wide belts and coloured scarves- a trend that is just as popular at the moment.
It wont be inappropriate that fashion is one of her legacy, a gift she has passed on to many others who are trying to discover themselves, her spirit gives confident to those who believes in looking the way they want to and not the way the world wants them to.
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