Celebrity Style and Icon: Audrey Hepburn

Most my friends know how much I adore Audrey Hepburn. I still remember the first I saw her picture in one of these stores we passed by while we were vacationing in Sydney when I was around 9. While strolling down the streets on the way back to our hotel, I stopped in my tracks when I saw this poster of her clad in her famous little black dress from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". I immediately asked my mom who she is and told her that she is the most beautiful person I have ever seen and that I aspire to be just like her. From there I've started watching her movies as provided by my grandma who is also a fan of hers.

"I believe in fixing a goal for myself and not being diverted in any way from pursuing that goal. I can’t allow this award or all this public acclaim to turn my head or induce me to ease up.”
- Audrey Hepburn, after winning an Oscar for her role in "Roman Holiday"

Not only do I adore her sense of style but I also truly admire her approach or philosophy in life. One time I watched this documentary of hers and right after watching I just felt inspired by it especially when they were showing her last years. I fondly remember when one of the interviewees asked why her and Dutch actor Robert Wolders are not yet married or thinking about getting married when they've been together for so long. She simply stated that they consider themselves "married" but not formally and that you don't need a piece of paper to justify your love for on another.

She remains as one of the biggest and most influential style icon of our time for the elegance, grace, and wit she carried. In her time, Hepburn epitomized women’s most feminine and dreamy aspirations: to be beautiful, cosmopolitan, slender, charming, gracious, funny, chic Her taste in clothes is impeccable and she sticks to classic pieces and likes to keep things clean and simple. She introduced us to some of what we now consider as wardrobe staples such as the little black dress, black flats that she wear with everything, and men's inspired pieces such as the button down men's shirt

Audrey Hepburn’s incredible style may it be in fashion or living continues to live and inspire women all over the world.

Actress. UNICEF Ambassador. Style Icon
May 04, 1929 – January 20, 1993