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