Audrey Style

Everyone,itseems,isafanofAudrey's.ShewasGigi,aprincess,HollyGolightly,anun,MaidMarian,evenanangel.Andwebelievedherineveryrole.ButAudreyHepburnwasalsooneofthemostadmiredandemulatedwomenofthetwentiethcentury,whoencouragedwomentodiscoverandhighlighttheirownstrength.Byexample,shenotonlychangedthewaywomendress--sheforeveralteredthewaytheyviewedthemselves.ButAudreyHepburn'sbeautywasmorethanskindeep."YouknowtheAudreyyousawonscreen?Audreywaslikethatinreallife,onlyamilliontimesbetter,"saysdesignerJeffreyBanks.Forthefirsttime,thisstylebiographyrevealsthedetails--fashionandotherwise--thatcontributedsogreatlytoAudrey'sappeal.DrawingonoriginalinterviewswithHubertdeGivenchy,GregoryPeck,NancyReagan,DorisBrynner,andAudreyWilder,aswellasreminiscencesofprofessionalfriendslikeStevenSpielberg,RalphLauren,notedHollywoodphotographerBobWilloughby,StevenMeisel,andKevynAucoin,AudreyStylebringstheAudreyherfamilyandfriendslovedtolife.Withmorethanninetycolorandblack-and-whitephotographs,manyofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished,andoriginaldesignersketchesfromEdithHead,HubertdeGivenchy,VeraWang,ManoloBlahnik,AlexanderMcQueen,andothers,AudreyStylegivesmeasuretothegrace,humor,intelligence,generosity,andinimitablefashionsensethatwasAudreyHepburn.