Audrey Hepburn

Iconic Wedding Dresses #2: Audrey Hepburn (1969)

Iconic Wedding Dresses #2: Audrey Hepburn (1969)

Audrey Hepburn married twice, the second time in 1969 to Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti.  They married in Morges, Switzerland and she wore was a pale pink minidress with matching hood by favourite designer Hubert de Givenchy. Givenchy also designed some of Hepburn’s most iconic movie looks including her Sabrina dress, the amazing 1960s mod costumes(…)

5 Classic Hollywood Celebrities Who Rocked Statement Brows The First Time Around

5 Classic Hollywood Celebrities Who Rocked Statement Brows The First Time Around

So you think Cara Delevingne invented the bold brow? Think again! As with most fashion trends, it’s all been done before. And as with most things Audrey Hepburn did it better.  Here are five Hollywood stars from the 1940s and 50s who rocked the statement brow trend the first time around! Of course, the 1940s(…)

5 Huge Classic Hollywood Songs That Were Dubbed

5 Huge Classic Hollywood Songs That Were Dubbed

Until recently ‘ghost singing’ in movies was the best kept secret in Hollywood.  It might have been that the actor or actress simply couldn’t sing in tune, or that their voice just didn’t have the strength or range required, but one thing is for sure: dubbing was a widespread phenomenon. Actresses like Cyd Charisse, Joan(…)

Fashion Inspiration: Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina

Fashion Inspiration: Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina

This week’s vintage fashion inspiration comes from Audrey Hepburn in the 1954 movie Sabrina – one of my all-time favourite Hepburn movies. If rumours are correct she was mostly dressed by Givenchy in this movie although costume-designer Edith Head won an Oscar for them. Either way she looked fabulous throughout! I’ve picked 3 of my(…)

16 Iconic Vintage Hairstyles

16 Iconic Vintage Hairstyles

Looking for some hair-style inspiration? I’ve collected some of the most iconic hairstyles here from the 1920s to the 1970s, which one do you fancy trying? I’m taking style inspiration from Faye Dunaway from Bonnie and Clyde today… 1. Veronica Lake: The Peekaboo Fringe 1940s movie star Veronica Lake was famous for her long finger(…)

Who is Googling This Stuff?!

Who is Googling This Stuff?!

The internet can be a pretty unforgiving place, but when the top search for Marilyn Monroe is ‘Marilyn Monroe is a hoe‘ I really have to wonder who is Googling this stuff?! I frequently search for the height of various celebrities, which admittedly is a bit of an obsession of mine (so much so that(…)

Top 25 Greatest Female Screen Legends

Top 25 Greatest Female Screen Legends

Some time ago the AFI (that’s the American Film Institute) released a list of the top 50 greatest screen legends from the Classic Hollywood era: 25 male and 25 female stars. I’m not sure exactly what their criteria were for reaching the top spot, but they classified a screen legend as an actor or actress:(…)

Vintage Lookbook: 1950s Evening Dress

Vintage Lookbook: 1950s Evening Dress

We’ve just had the first sleet of the season outside, so I think I’m justified in looking forward to the party season. I have to admit, my Christmas and New Year are rarely this glamorous, but a girl can dream! Clockwise from left: Vintage 1950s Blue Taffeta Strapless Bubble Gown  Vintage Sarah Coventry Earrings, 1960s and(…)

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

Quite a lot if we believe the Hollywood Studios of the 30s and 40s!  There were only a handful of Classic Hollywood stars who kept their own names, including Jane Russell, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly. The majority of actors and actresses had their identities completely re-written. How many of these 20(…)

The height of Hollywood actresses: a star-studded lineup

The height of Hollywood actresses: a star-studded lineup

The height of Hollywood stars is something which has always fascinated me. I’m not sure why, but actresses always seem taller than they actually are (perhaps because they’re projected onto an enormous screen!). I had no idea that I was the same height as Marilyn Monroe, or that Veronica Lake was a diminutive 4’11”. Veronica(…)

10 things you didn’t know about Audrey Hepburn

10 things you didn’t know about Audrey Hepburn

Did you know that  Audrey Hepburn wasn’t Capote’s first choice to play Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Hope you like these unusual facts about Hepburn. They are 10 things I didn’t know about Audrey Hepburn anyway!  If you’re the world’s biggest Audrey Hepburn superfan you may already know some of these – let me(…)

Top 5 decades of fashion

Guest post  by Cass Brookes. Over the last few decades we’ve seen a number of fashion blunders, but thankfully these have been offset by a handful of triumphs that have stood the test of time. Designers from most eras have looked to the past for inspiration, making some tweaks along the way in order to(…)

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn

I haven’t seen the movie Charade, but I keep seeing photos from it, and I desperately want to have the time to watch it. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn just seem like the most fascinating on-screen couple. Have you seen Charade? Is it good?

Audrey Hepburn’s new Galaxy chocolate advert

Audrey Hepburn’s new Galaxy chocolate advert

Have you seen the new Audrey Hepburn advert for Galaxy chocolate? I think it’s only being aired in the UK, so I thought I’d share it here for everyone who hasn’t seen it yet.  It came out about a month ago and I’m not really sure what to think of it.  Audrey Hepburn has been(…)

The 10 most iconic dresses

The 10 most iconic dresses

It’s hard to define an iconic dress – it has to be instantly recognizable:  Where was it worn and by whom?  For example: ‘Remember that Swan dress that Bjork wore to the Oscars?’ A lot of the most famous dresses are widely available as fancy dress outfits too – and for good reason. Doesn’t everyone(…)

Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures – Giveaway

Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures – Giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED AND WE HAVE ANNOUNCED THE WINNER HERE. YOU CAN SEE OUR CURRENT COMPETITION HERE. Audrey Hepburn is one of the most enduring beauties of our time – her photos are also the second most popular on We Heart Vintage (behind Marilyn)! The grace and effortless charm of Hepburn has been captured wonderfully(…)