David Nezelek
Cibbuano
TyronneThe divine Ms. H
July 2nd 2006 14:15
I know that I am being terribly unoriginally when I say that in my opinion, Audrey Hepburn is THE iconic woman of the last centaury. She is universally proclaimed muse, inspiration, influence and hero to many in the culture of beauty, fashion and generally looking good! On all accounts, Miss H is the absolute epitome of chic.
As soon as she breezed down a New York street in the opening credits for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in a floor-skimming black frock, stacks of pearls, black gloves, a glamorous up-do and oversized, movie-star sunglasses, she unwillingly threw a pebble in the metaphorical pond of pop culture, with the ripples still touching our shores today.
She was a REAL movie star. You never saw pictures of her shopping for toilet paper or eating hamburgers. I always imagined her doing infinitely cool things like drinking martinis in the middle of the day and lounging by the pool (actually, I think she had an intense fear of the water, but whatever). And unlike celebrities today, who think putting on weight or getting prosthetic noses is what the movie-going public want to see, Audrey knew that people would pay $10 just to see her!
And for all of us mere mortals, here are seven suggestions to Hepburn-ify youself:
1. The LBD (that’s little black dress). Wear it always, preferably with big hats, big sunglasses and big strings of pearls. For Ms. H there was NEVER underdone.
2. Adding into you vocabulary phrases like “darling”, “adore”, “sweet little man” and “powder room” (a.k.a bathroom)
3. Make sure your pet of choice is a cat. Ideally, call it ‘cat’ (as a name) and let it sleep in your bath tub
4. Visit Tiffanys!! Dah!
5. Eat pastries and coffee for breakfast
6. Invest in fake eye lashes. I am assuming that they are fake because it seems unnatural to be blessed with amazing cheek bones AND eyelashes.
7.Learn how to wolf whistle (for taxis!)
“Good luck daarlingsss”
As soon as she breezed down a New York street in the opening credits for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in a floor-skimming black frock, stacks of pearls, black gloves, a glamorous up-do and oversized, movie-star sunglasses, she unwillingly threw a pebble in the metaphorical pond of pop culture, with the ripples still touching our shores today.
She was a REAL movie star. You never saw pictures of her shopping for toilet paper or eating hamburgers. I always imagined her doing infinitely cool things like drinking martinis in the middle of the day and lounging by the pool (actually, I think she had an intense fear of the water, but whatever). And unlike celebrities today, who think putting on weight or getting prosthetic noses is what the movie-going public want to see, Audrey knew that people would pay $10 just to see her!
And for all of us mere mortals, here are seven suggestions to Hepburn-ify youself:
1. The LBD (that’s little black dress). Wear it always, preferably with big hats, big sunglasses and big strings of pearls. For Ms. H there was NEVER underdone.
2. Adding into you vocabulary phrases like “darling”, “adore”, “sweet little man” and “powder room” (a.k.a bathroom)
4. Visit Tiffanys!! Dah!
5. Eat pastries and coffee for breakfast
6. Invest in fake eye lashes. I am assuming that they are fake because it seems unnatural to be blessed with amazing cheek bones AND eyelashes.
7.Learn how to wolf whistle (for taxis!)
“Good luck daarlingsss”
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