Elsa Schiaparelli: Shocking-Pink
Between the two world wars, fashion design was dominated by two extraordinary pioneers, Gabrielle Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973). Whereas Coco Chanel was a craftswoman who considered...
View ArticleAnnie Leibovitz Shoots the Queen
photo of Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, March 28, 2007, by Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz photographed Queen Elizabeth. Here’s what she had to say about that experience. Excerpted from Annie...
View ArticleAudrey Hepburn: The New Sexy?
In 1954, British photographer and creative artist, Cecil Beaton, wrote this article for “Vogue” about a rising film star named Audrey Hepburn. Miss Hepburn was 25 and the newest sensation. She had just...
View ArticleAudrey Hepburn, Dirty Guttersnipe
In the 1964 Academy Award winning musical, “My Fair Lady,” linguistics professor Henry Higgins places a bet with his colleague Colonel Pickering. He boasts that, in six months time, he can transform a...
View ArticleMy Fair Lady: That Ascot Dress
On June 19, 2011,the Ascot dress and hat worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1964 Academy Award-winning film, “My Fair Lady,” sold at auction for an incredible $3.7 million. The ensemble was designed by...
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