Showing posts with label audrey hepburn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label audrey hepburn. Show all posts

Monday, August 23, 2010

Best of EB: Black and White and Pink All Over!

 For this week's "Best of" post, we're revisiting this lov-er-ly inspiration board featuring Audrey as Eliza in My Fair Lady! Enjoy!

I've decided to make an inspiration board based on one of my favorite movies, My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn.  You can find tons of inspiration from pretty much every Audrey film, but I've decided to begin with this one.  Her iconic black and white lace Ascot dress, paired with the mother of all race-day hats, created one of the most recognizably chic looks ever put on film. Hope you enjoy!!


A few publicity shots from the movie 

click to enlarge

{Publicity stills via IMDB}
Photo Credits
 Top left gown: Legends by Romona Keveza style L108;
Bottom right gown: Enzoani style "Diana";
Flowergirl dress: Wawa by Watters style 44262; 
Cake (directly inspired by film, as seen on WEtv's Amazing Wedding Cakes): Merci Beaucoup Cakes
All the rest: The Knot



Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Top 20 Iconic Celeb Brides

So, as promised, I've come up with a list of 20 iconic famous brides, with your help.  My only rule was that they had to be real (no fictional brides allowed) and their wedding gowns had to be influential on some level. I know I'm missing a ton, so please put your additions to list in the comment section below!! 

Here you go, in chronological order...

1. Queen Victoria
 Up until Queen Victoria married Prince Albert on February 10, 1840, brides wore pale blue to symbolize purity.  Then she wore a white gown and we haven't looked back since!

2. Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth married Prince Phillip of Greece and Denmark on November 20, 1947 in a gown was made using rationing coupons to pay for the material since the country had not yet rebounded from WWII.

3. Elizabeth Taylor
As we all know, Liz has been married eight times (two of them to Richard Burton) but the photo above is from her first marriage to Conrad Hilton (Paris and Nicky's great uncle) on May 6, 1950, wearing a traditional 1950's silhouette.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Style Icon Inspiration: Audrey Hepburn

There is a reason why so many women list Ms. Hepburn as a huge style influence. She had grace, a clothes friendly waif-ish figure, perfect bone structure, and class.  From her early films like Roman Holiday and Sabrina to her classic roles in Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady, Audrey wore many quintessential styles by Hubert de Givenchy.  Givenchy called her his muse and designed all of her film wardrobes starting with Sabrina and also designed clothes for her personal wardrobe as well.  Use her as your wedding inspiration muse, as well, and you wont look anything but chic!

Hepburn in her Oscar winning performance as Princess Ann in Roman Holiday

Monday, May 24, 2010

My Top Ten Gorgeous Movie Brides

A week or two ago my friend shared a link with me featuring the top ten most beautiful movie brides and so  I've decided to compile my own list of gorgeous, memorable movie weddings.  I included a few from the original list, but I've also added a few of my own.  Take a look and be sure to add your favorites that I missed in the comments section below!

1. Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette, 2006

From the meticulously coiffed hair to the several feet wide pannier skirt, everything about this wedding screamed royalty.  Très magnifique!

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2. Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma, 1996

Even though Mrs. Elton quips that the wedding had a "shocking lack of satin", Emma Woodhouse's simple regency wedding gown is still lovely even by today's standards. 

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3. Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and City: The Movie, 2008

Carrie Bradshaw is equally stunning in both her original Vivienne Westwood wedding gown and aqua feathered headpiece, and in her thrift store suit and blue and crystal Manolos, once again showing she is just as at home in haute couture as she is in vintage, which is why we fell in love with her in the first place. 

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4. Mae Clarke in Frankenstein, 1931

Look familiar? That's because I featured these pics in my Silent Screen Vamps post two weeks ago, but I couldn't resist including Mae Clarke's amazing gown and veil one more time.

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5. Audrey Hepburn as Jo Stockton in Funny Face, 1957

Even though she wasn't actually a bride in this movie (she played a model on a  location shoot in Paris), she is beautiful just the same.  Her quinessential 1950's silhouette gown and veil were designed by Hubert de Givenchy, Hepburn's personal and professional couturier.  And seriously, how many women can pull of that harsh 1950's makeup and not look overdone? 

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6.  Reese Witherspoon as Melanie Carmichael in Sweet Home Alabama, 2002

The simplicity of her trumpet gown and Russian netting veil creating a gorgeous look that is timeless and still relevant 8 years later.

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7.  Talia Shire as Connie Corleone and Simonetta Stefanelli as Apollonia Vitelli in The Godfather, 1972


This movie featured not one but two beautiful Italian weddings.  The first was the marriage of Connie Corleone (the godfather's only daughter) to wife-beater extraordinaire Carlo Rizzi.  The second was the marriage of lovely donna Siciliana Apollonia Vitelli to Michael Corleone and his black eye.  Even thought the two weddings took place on separate continents, both brides wore gorgeous lacy confections with traditional European mantilla veils.  Belissima!

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8.  Amanda Seyfried as Sophie in Mamma Mia!, 2008

Perfect for a seaside wedding in the Greek Isles, her flowy dress, laurel headpiece, and mermaid hair are downright goddess worthy!

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9.  Robin Wright Penn as Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride, 1987

Her renaissance ensemble has been the inspiration for many brides since the movie debuted in the late '80's, and for good reason- she's stunning!

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10. Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Annie Banks in Father of the Bride, 1991

In the middle of the late 80's/early 90's excess, her wedding gown showed marvelous restraint featuring a simple veil and gorgeous Chantilly lace dress.

{Images via Google}

I know there are tons more gorgeous movie brides, so tell me your favorite in the comments section below!!

-Alessandra

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Black and White and Pink All Over!

I've decided to make an inspiration board based on one of my favorite movies, My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn.  You can find tons of inspiration from pretty much every Audrey film, but I've decided to begin with this one.  Her iconic black and white lace Ascot dress, paired with the mother of all race-day hats, created one of the most recognizably chic looks ever put on film. Hope you enjoy!!


A few publicity shots from the movie 

click to enlarge

{Publicity stills via IMDB}
Photo Credits
 Top left gown: Legends by Romona Keveza style L108;
Bottom right gown: Enzoani style "Diana";
Flowergirl dress: Wawa by Watters style 44262; 
Cake (directly inspired by film, as seen on WEtv's Amazing Wedding Cakes): Merci Beaucoup Cakes
All the rest: The Knot

-Alessandra

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