100 Reasons to Love Audrey Hepburn

By Joanna Benecke

Fashion goddess; UNICEF heroine; Givenchy's twinkly-eyed muse: there'll never be anyone quite like Audrey Hepburn. But there's more to the effortlessly classy Hollywood starlet than meets the eye. Did you know, for instance, that Audrey kept a pet fawn named Pippin? That she was a gifted linguist, fluent in five different languages? That she inherited her poise from a Dutch baroness mother? That there's a breed of snowy tulip named after her? Or perhaps that Henry Mancini wrote 'Moon River' especially for her? Filled with fascinating facts and stunning photos, 100 Reasons to Love Audrey Hepburn reveals the woman behind the little black dress.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd.
• Release date: Nov 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9780859658683

Joanna Benecke

Writer, ghostwriter, actor, cat wrangler, Joanna Benecke lives in London. Film editor by day (for DIVA magazine) and screenwriter by night, she's written on an astonishing range of subjects.

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1. She gave the world the Little Black Dress

In a 2010 survey conducted by LOVEFiLM, Audrey’s little black number from Breakfast at Tiffany’s was chosen as the best dress ever worn by a woman in a film. Tailored to flatter Audrey’s sylph-like frame to perfection – by Hubert de Givenchy, the legendary French designer who loved Audrey like a ‘sister’ – this satin creation is the ultimate in timeless chic. Teamed with a classic up-do, string of pearls and cigarette holder, the iconic ensemble seems so perfectly organic now, but did you know that Givenchy’s daring original design (with a slit open all the way to Audrey’s thigh) had to be tempered by doyenne of costume designers, Edith Head, at Paramount’s