Style Icon Spotlight: Audrey Hepburn Fashion

For most of us, Audrey Hepburn is one of the most iconic actresses in history because she is so perfectly tailored. The first image many people have when they think of her style is her in a black and white photo from the 1950s, the first film she starred in.


It may be because Audrey is known as the fashion icon of her time, but what makes her a classic style icon of the 1920s? Audrey often wore various styles of clothing and accessories, including chiffon, silk, and silk blouses.

Audrey Hepburn's influence on the fashion industry cannot be underestimated, and her two Oscar nominations shaped her work. Coco Chanel had the idea of "the perfect piece for a stylish woman" and showed women how to carry it on and wear it to significant effect. In 2006, the little black Givenchy dress featured in Breakfast at Tiffany's sold for the highest price for a dress in the film.

She established herself as a respected fashion icon, known for her bold and trendsetting style of the 1960s. Having established herself as a "girl" in the fashion world, she became a fashion icon known for her "daring" and "trendsetting" 60s styles.

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Her business attire consisted of a simple white shirt, blue jeans, a black jacket, and black shoes. Like Monroe, she loved capri pants, but she also wore sweaters that matched the rest of her wardrobe, like the blue sweater from the Givenchy collection.

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Audrey Hepburn's influence on the fashion industry cannot be underestimated, and her two Oscar nominations shaped her work. Coco Chanel had the idea of "the perfect piece for a stylish woman" and showed women how to carry it on and wear it to significant effect. In 2006, the little black Givenchy dress featured in Breakfast at Tiffany's sold for the highest price for a dress in the film.

In which she could appear in a glamorous couture gown, American dresses more closely resembled Hepburn's style than the mid-length dresses we see today worn by modern style icons such as the Royal Family. If you want to dress like Audrey Hepburn, you have to start at the beginning, with ballet flats and bodysuits. Designer Givenchy created her costume for Sabrina and was immediately impressed by her self-confidence.

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LBD, Givenchy, & Tiffany’s

If you want to dress like Audrey Hepburn, you have to start at the beginning, with ballet flats and bodysuits. Designer Givenchy created her costume for Sabrina and was immediately impressed by her self-confidence.

Hepburn's most iconic outfit is the little black dress she wore in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - a look that women still copy today.

Audrey’s fashion has become so popular among women that many have found it easy to copy Audrey Hepburn's style throughout her career, even after her death. Like me!

Hepburn's most iconic outfit is the little black dress she wore in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - a look that women still copy today.

Audrey Hepburn has proved that she is one of the few people who really deserve a fashion icon's status. Seeing beauty in her own body and in the bodies of other women around her, she transformed fashion into something desirable. She changed the way women thought about their bodies, saying that a woman's "beauty" is not in clothes, shape, or hairstyle.


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