My 15 year old daughter got me hooked on a daily dose of Audrey Hepburn's old classics over the spring break.
It all started quite innocently with Roman Holiday - that I recommended she watched to unwind along with a hot cup of cocoa one evening (she is studying for her exams in May) - and the next thing I knew she was mentioning one daily over breakfast each morning, "had I watched Sabrina or How to steal a Million or Breakfast at Tiffany's or Charades..." And of course that started a nostalgia for old movies and an obsession for all things Audrey.
I had forgotten how naturally chic and elegant she was, in the way she spoke, carried herself and dressed - of course her dresses in the movies were customised to the character she played, but even in her off-movie pictures, she was always dressed with understated elegance and oozing charm that was her trademark. This lady epitomised refinement - in attire and character, and despite being immensely glamorous and a style icon, she never lost touch with her inner, impish impulse of just being Audrey - on screen and off screen. Her son published a commemorative book of her personal and professional photographs in Rome which came out last year , a must-have fashion look-book for me to delve into from time to time!
And watching movies from that era, you realise fashion meant something else back then - it actually meant dressing up, taking the time and effort to look effortlessly elegant and chic - and it worked, from the lovely coiffed hairstyles to the fascinators and hats, it all added up to a put-together, graceful look that is hard to find on the high-streets or the runway ramps these days.
Maybe it's me getting older, but I do find most current fashions and trends either don't work for me or simply fail to resonate with me , I am turning more and more to yester years and old movies for inspiration!
It all started quite innocently with Roman Holiday - that I recommended she watched to unwind along with a hot cup of cocoa one evening (she is studying for her exams in May) - and the next thing I knew she was mentioning one daily over breakfast each morning, "had I watched Sabrina or How to steal a Million or Breakfast at Tiffany's or Charades..." And of course that started a nostalgia for old movies and an obsession for all things Audrey.
I had forgotten how naturally chic and elegant she was, in the way she spoke, carried herself and dressed - of course her dresses in the movies were customised to the character she played, but even in her off-movie pictures, she was always dressed with understated elegance and oozing charm that was her trademark. This lady epitomised refinement - in attire and character, and despite being immensely glamorous and a style icon, she never lost touch with her inner, impish impulse of just being Audrey - on screen and off screen. Her son published a commemorative book of her personal and professional photographs in Rome which came out last year , a must-have fashion look-book for me to delve into from time to time!
And watching movies from that era, you realise fashion meant something else back then - it actually meant dressing up, taking the time and effort to look effortlessly elegant and chic - and it worked, from the lovely coiffed hairstyles to the fascinators and hats, it all added up to a put-together, graceful look that is hard to find on the high-streets or the runway ramps these days.
Maybe it's me getting older, but I do find most current fashions and trends either don't work for me or simply fail to resonate with me , I am turning more and more to yester years and old movies for inspiration!
