Audrey Hepburn's unique style, her personality and her fascinating biography are still in the focus of attention of thousands of people all over the world.
She was the style icon for generations, who had never thought she was beautiful, the professional ballet dancer who never performed a full ballet, the movie star who did not study acting...
No matter how controversial her life, career and style were, the world loved her for her being unique.
"I never thought I was pretty," said Audrey about herself. She felt too skinny, too tall and too flat. This did not prevent her from learning to value her looks. "You have to look at yourself objectively. Analyze yourself like an instrument. You have to be absolutely frank with yourself. Face your handicaps, don't try to hide them. Instead, develop something else." This was a sound advice she had given to her fans. She would decline the offer to cap her uneven front teeth, she would also refuse to pluck her heavy eyebrows.
By learning to make her beauty choices, Audrey Hepburn introduced a new standard of beauty to the world.
Because of her height, Audrey made flat shoes and ballet slippers an integral part of her look. However she did not to hide her being too skinny. Her look in "Sabrina" brought out by Givenchy, had become legendary. This look emphasized deliberately Audrey's slender figure. She looked gorgeous in Givenchy's simple lines and dominant blacks and whites.
The press release dated December 29, 1953, revealed her beauty secrets. Audrey did not use a shade of powder and preferred the pale shades of lipstick at all times. The star wore no furs, and almost no jewelry.
"Jewelry just doesn't suit me, and if I wear too much makeup, my face looks like a mask instead of me...Put me in furs and jewels, and I look like something off a barrel organ."
After her "Sabrina", Vogue and other fashion publications would record her every change of appearance.
As far as her image in fashion is concerned, Audrey Hepburn relied on Givenchy, as her most trustworthy guide.
"I depend on Givenchy in the same way that American women depend on their psychiatrists. There are few people I love more. He is the single person I know with the greatest integrity," said Audrey about her association with Givenchy.
Having said that, she underestimated her own role for the world famous designer.
Audrey Hepburn still remains beloved for her being truly unique, the actress with an aura of a princess.
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