My Style Icon: Audrey Hepburn
In the past two posts in the My Style Icon series, I talked about Dita Von Teese and Gwen Stefani, two women who are, by all accounts, self-made beauties. Sami of Glimpse of Glamour pointed this out and called for more natural beauties. That got me thinking about women I admire who are naturally beautiful. My mind immediately went to Audrey Hepburn, who I’ve admired since the first time I first saw “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” After that, I was hooked on Audrey.
As a teenager, one of my favorite books was “The Virgin Suicides” by Jeffrey Eugenides. This quote from the book stuck with me over the years, “She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about.” To me, Audrey is very much a woman’s icon. This is not to say that men don’t like her, but when I think of Audrey, I don’t typically think of characteristics often ascribed to the beautiful women of today. She is so much more than just woman in a sexy photo. As a young, awkward teenager it helped to see a woman who defined herself instead of letting others define her.
Though Audrey was a muse to Hubert De Givenchy, it’s her casual style that impacted me the most and not her red carpet gowns. There’s been countless times where I’ve thrown on skinny jeans with black ballet flats and a stripped long sleeved shirt à la Audrey. And whenever I don another little black knee length dress, I can’t help but to do a little spin and think of Audrey.
As I got older, I started to wonder what became of my favorite movie star. I had heard Audrey died of cancer, but wasn’t sure what her life looked like after her movie career slowed down. I learned in her later years, Audrey became UNICEF Ambassador. She traveled the world helping women and children living in poverty and fundraising. One of my favorite posts I’ve written here was on Audrey Hepburn and her work with UNICEF.
Do you love Audrey? Has her style influenced you? Do you prefer style icons that have more of a natural look?
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