AUDREY HEPBURN IN PARIS by Meghan Friedlander from
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will be officially released on February 6, 2024. Featuring Giambattista Valli and Luca Dotti.
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My favorite photo from my book “Audrey Hepburn in Paris.” I wanted to share this image on what would have been Audrey Hepburn’s 95th birthday. Here she stands in Monet’s garden in Giverny absorbing the beauty that surrounds her. June 1990. 📸 Mick Hales
Today would have been
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's 90th birthday! She was a woman with beauty and substance. Her charm onscreen enchanted audiences but it's who she was in her private life that inspires us. She was graceful, kind, compassionate, unpretentious, warm, and intelligent.
On this day, 31 years ago, Audrey Hepburn left us. It’s a true testament to her character that, in these last three decades, Audrey’s spirit and exemplary legacy has outlasted her physical body.
Audrey (2020)
The Official Trailer is here!
A new documentary about Audrey Hepburn directed by Helena Coan. Featuring interviews with Sean Ferrer and Emma Ferrer.
Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” 1961. It’s been long rumored that the closest dupe to Audrey’s lipstick color in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is Revlon’s “Pink in the Afternoon.”
Audrey Hepburn was self conscious about her skinny collarbones. She chose this dress from Givenchy's collection bc of the high neckline, which carefully covered her collarbones but emphasised her shapely shoulders. This neckline would be forever known as the "décollete Sabrina".
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Mark Shaw on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles, California, 1953. She was on her way to the makeup department where filming for "Sabrina" began at 9am.
Happy May Day! La Fête du Muguet 💐 Here is Audrey Hepburn holding a bouquet of Lily of the Valley flowers for the movie Funny Face, 1956.
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In celebration of the 2024 Met Gala, here is a selection of photos of Audrey Hepburn inspired by tonight’s theme, “The Garden of Time,” based on the Costume Institute’s new exhibit “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
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According to photographer John Isaac, this was Audrey Hepburn’s favourite photo of herself. When asked by American Photo Magazine if it could be airbrushed, Audrey refused, saying to Isaac: “Johnny, tell them not to mess with my face. I’ve earned every one of those wrinkles”.
It's been 27 years since Audrey Hepburn passed away yet her influence continues to resonate universally. Her philosophy in life was simple: love. It's important that we remind ourselves to be kind to ourselves and to our neighbors.
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Over 30 years ago, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn gave this passionate speech as world leaders adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bob Willoughby doing yoga poses on the set of Green Mansions, 1958. In the article featuring these photos Audrey mentions that she goes to bed at 10pm every night. She needs "plenty of time to unwind and refuel."
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Audrey Hepburn won her first Oscar for her breakout performance in Roman Holiday in 1954. Fun fact: Audrey came directly from the theater after performing onstage in Ondine. She dressed in the car and still had her stage makeup on when she arrived at the
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Edith Head's original sketch of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Proof that Audrey's skirt was beige! I don't know how the rumor began, but many have claimed the skirt was a pale blue, but this sketch shows that her skirt was in fact beige. Mystery solved!
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On April 7, 1961, a private screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s was held at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. In attendance were Audrey Hepburn, her husband Mel Ferrer, director Blake Edwards, composer Henry Mancini, and Paramount production chief, Martin Rackin. (Thread)
Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney in Two for the Road (1967). dir. Stanley Donen.
Audrey filmed three movies with Donen in Paris: Funny Face, Charade, and Two for the Road. Which is your favorite?
"I was shooting some portraits of Audrey [Hepburn] when this dove just landed on her shoulder. She stood as still as could be to allow me to get a few frames before the bird flew-off. She really knew how to work with a camera, with a photographer." - Terry O'Neill
Audrey Hepburn wearing an Adrian gown photographed by Richard Rutledge for Vogue magazine, March 1, 1952.
“This was before she was really Audrey Hepburn. She was thrilled to be photographed, and in this completely open way.” - Babs Simpson.
"I could never have guessed this when I first photographed [Audrey Hepburn] at Paramount Studios in 1953. The new girl in town. She had just completed the filming of Roman Holiday and was at Paramount in Hollywood for publicity photographs. (Pt 1/4)
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Norman Parkinson for Glamour magazine in Rome, June 1955.
Her dress was by Givenchy and purchased at Givenchy’s fashion show on February 23, 1955.