As, most of you can tell by now - I am very inspired my movies. When I saw the Ralph Lauren SS08 Show, I could not help but to think of Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady". The blacks and whites, frills and exaggerated hats just immediately brought that movie to mind. My favorite scene is at the horse race and EVERYONE is in black, white and grey (here is a link to a clip of that scene) and each woman has a unique hat on. Also, the background of the runway was painted like a horse race, as was the backdrop to the horse race in the movie. I don't know exactly if I would wear each of the RL dresses, for they look to old for me (except the simple black one) but they sure do serve as an inspiration! No wonder practically every girls fashion icon is Audrey!
Marc Jacobs (one of the most BIZARRE shows ever!) and Tracy Reese also caught onto the trend:
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great post! when i saw the show my first though was the Kentucky Derby and the different hat each woman wears... thanks for the inspiring shots of audrey.
Fab post, i just loved all the pics of Audrey! You are so right, The ralph lauren show definitely echos my fair lady. I love the RL hats. I really must see that movie! x x x
Great comparisons with the movie images.
haha!! i love my fair lady!! she's so so fab!! the clothes!!! wow... but. i'm kinda disappointed with MJ and RL's shows... bizarre is really. the right word to use!
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Now that you've mentioned that, i can see clearly how that collection was inpired by "My Fair Lady" (the yet mentioned scene). Movies are usually a great source when it comes to style inspiration, indeed! The pics you uploaded are beautiful.
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audrey hepburn. isnt she such a darling and such a wonderful inspiration too!! those clothes = elegance + sophistication. mmm...^.^
I loved My Fair Lady and till today, i had no idea it was Audrey hepburn. Yikes! I know, it sounds silly not knowing. but wow, i loved that show =) hee, thanks for enlightening me
oh my god, you're spot on! it looks exactly like that, but i never made that connection mysefl haha. awesome! i love audrey, that movie, and ralph, so it's the perfect combination.
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I totally made the connection between My Fair Lady and Ralph Lauren too! Loved the movie, loved the show, love your blog!
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who doesn't love audrey hepburn?
will black and white ever go out of style? i hope not! i love it! nice post.
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i can definitely see that RL drew inspiration from My Fair Lady.
Haha i read Pymalion in my english lit, exclusively bc i wanted to watch audrey in My Fair Lady "for better understanding of the novel" haha.
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amazing post! I love Audrey's style
Gorgeous, fantabulous post !!
oooh, to die for. what an awesome post. As does everyone, I love Audrey Hepburn, and I love My Fair Lady too (I'm a sucker for musicals!). All those pictures are so fabu, esp the funky hats!
seeing that GORGEOUS black dress in the flesh was amazing!
It was in cannes, and me and ma mere were OBSESSED!
Gutted that it's a little out of my budget!
P.S. don't worry about exact mesurements! I'll figure them out, just knowing the ingredients is smashing. I'm making a HSM2 one for friday for a party! Merci beaucoup!
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Of course, excellent comparison again! I also saw MFL in RL and loved it. I only wish those dresses were realistic... I'd even do a corset every once and a while!
Wow, the My Fair Lady references are so blatant now. And MJ's collection was just...insane.
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