| Designer | Givenchy |
|---|---|
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Sheath little black dress |
| Material | Italian satin |
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A dress designed by Hubert de Givenchy and worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening of the 1961 romantic comedy film Breakfast at Tiffany's. The dress is cited as one of the most iconic items of clothing in the history of the twentieth century, and perhaps the most famous 'little black dress' of all time.[1][2][3][4]
History[edit]
Audrey Hepburn was a close friend of French designer Givenchy, referring to the designer as her 'best friend' while he considered her his 'sister'.[5][6]
In 1961, Givenchy designed a little black dress for the opening scene of Blake Edwards' romantic comedy, Breakfast at Tiffany's, in which Hepburn starred alongside actor George Peppard. Her necklace was made by Roger Scemama, a French parurier who designed jewelry for Givenchy.[7] Audrey took two copies of the dress back to Paramount, but the dresses, which revealed a considerable amount of Audrey's leg, were not suitable for the movie, and the lower half of the dress was redesigned by Edith Head. The original hand-stitched dress is currently in Givenchy's private archive, whilst one copy Audrey took back to Paramount is on display at the Museo del Traje in Madrid and another was auctioned at Christie's in December 2006.[citation needed] None of the actual dresses created by Givenchy were used in either the movie or the promotional photography.[citation needed] The movie poster was designed by artist Robert McGinnis, and in Sam Wasson's book, Fifth Avenue, 5am, he explains that the photos on which he based the poster did not show any leg and that he had added the leg to make the poster more appealing. The actual dresses used in the movie, created by Edith Head, were probably destroyed by Head and Hepburn at Western Costume in California after shooting.[citation needed]
In November 2006, Natalie Portman appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, wearing one of the original Givenchy dresses created for Breakfast at Tiffany's.[8] On 5 December 2006, this dress was auctioned at Christie's in London and purchased by an anonymous buyer by telephone. The sale price was estimated by the auction house to have ended somewhere between £50,000 and £70,000, but the final price was £467,200 ($923,187).[2][8] The money raised in the auction of the black dress went toward helping build a school for the poor people of Calcutta. It so happened that Givenchy, the designer of the dress, had donated the dress to Dominique Lapierre, the author of the book City of Joy, and his wife to help raise funds for the charity. When they witnessed such a frenzied auction, the amount that was raised so astonished Lapierre that he observed, 'I'm absolutely dumbfounded to believe that a piece of cloth which belonged to such a magical actress will now enable me to buy bricks and cement to put the most destitute children in the world into schools.'[2]Sarah Hodgson, a film specialist at Christie's said, 'This is one of the most famous black dresses in the world—an iconic piece of cinematic history—and we are glad it fetched a historic price.'[2]
Design[edit]
The model is a Givenchy black Italian satin sheath evening gown. Christie's describes it as 'a sleeveless, floor-length gown with fitted bodice embellished at the back with distinctive cut-out décolleté, the skirt slightly gathered at the waist and slit to the thigh on one side, labelled inside on the waistband Givenchy; accompanied by a pair of black elbow-length gloves'.[8] The bodice is slightly open at the back with a neckline that leaves uncovered shoulders. In the film, Audrey Hepburn wears a matching pair of elbow-length gloves the same colour and strings of pearls. The look has been described as 'ultra-feminine' and 'Parisian'.[9]
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The little black dress attained such iconic fame and status that it became an integral part of a woman's wardrobe. Givenchy not only chose the dress for the character in the film, but also added the right accessories to match the long gown in the form of a pearl choker of many strands, a foot long cigarette holder, a large black hat and opera gloves which not only 'visually defined the character but indelibly linked Audrey with her'.[10]
Given her physical assets, she, along with her designer friend Givenchy, created a dress to fit her role in the film of a waif. A well chosen black silk dress with appropriate accessories hit the bull's eye to bring her effervescent personality to the fore; the dark oversized sunglasses completed the ensemble of the little black dress (LBD) which was called 'the definitive LBD'. The dress, which outlined her lean shoulder blades, thus became the Hepburn style.[11]
Reception[edit]
The dress is cited as one of the most iconic of the 20th century and film history.[2] It has been described as 'perhaps the most famous little black dress of all time' and exerting a major influence on fashion itself by directly making it popular.[4][12]
In a survey conducted in 2010 by LOVEFiLM, Hepburn's little black dress was chosen as the best dress ever worn by a woman in a film.[3] In this respect, Helen Cowley, publisher of LOVEFiLM, declared: 'Audrey Hepburn has truly made that little black dress a fashion staple which has stood the test of time despite competition from some of the most stylish females around.'[3] Hepburn's white dress and hat worn in My Fair Lady was voted sixth.
Hepburn's little black dress (LBD) has been copied and parodies numerous times in other works worldwide, such as Natalie Portman in a 2006 Harper’s Bazaar cover shoot and Lee Ji-eun in Hotel del Luna.[13][14]
See also[edit]
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- United States portal
- 1960s portal
- Fashion portal
References[edit]
- ^'The Most Famous Dresses Ever'. Glamour.com. April 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ abcde'Audrey Hepburn dress'. Hello Magazine. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ abc'Audrey Hepburn's little black dress tops fashion list'. The Independent. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ abSteele, Valerie (9 November 2010). The Berg Companion to Fashion. Berg Publishers. p. 483. ISBN978-1-84788-592-0. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
...perhaps the most famous of all little black dresses was Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
- ^'The Muse and the Master'. Time. 17 April 1995. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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- ^'Roger Scemama for Hubert de Givenchy'. Vogue. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ abc'Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961'. Christie's. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^Moseley, Rachel (2002). Growing up with Audrey Hepburn: text, audience, resonance. Manchester University Press. p. 119. ISBN978-0-7190-6311-4. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^Ellen Erwin; Sean Hepburn Ferrer; Jessica Z. Diamond (3 October 2006). The Audrey Hepburn Treasures. Simon and Schuster. pp. 307–. ISBN978-0-7432-8986-3. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^'Cinemode: Breakfast at Tiffany's: The LBD that Dethroned Edith Head'. On this day in fashion.com. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^Sherrow, Victoria (2006). Encyclopedia of hair: a cultural history. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 208. ISBN978-0-313-33145-9. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^[2]
- ^[3]
Further reading[edit]
- Tony Nourmand and Audrey Hepburn, The Paramount Years London, Westbourne Press Ltd, 2006, pp. 94–127.
- Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn: An Elegant Spirit – A Son Remembers, Sidgwick and Jackson, 2003, pp. 155–160.
| Little Black Dress | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 마이 블랙 미니드레스 |
| Revised Romanization | Mai Beulraek Minideureseu |
| Directed by | Heo In-moo |
| Produced by | Jang Suk-bin Jung-hyun Kim Woo-sang Kim Jung-bok Ahn Soo-yeon |
| Screenplay by | Heo In-moo |
| Based on | My Black Mini Dress by Kim Min-seo |
| Starring | Yoon Eun-hye Park Han-byul Cha Ye-ryun Yoo In-na |
| Cinematography | Yoon Hong-sik |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date | |
Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$2,121,635[1] |
Little Black Dress (Korean: 마이 블랙 미니드레스; RR: Mai Beulraek Minideureseu; lit. My Black Mini Dress) is a 2011 South Korean film starring Yoon Eun-hye, Park Han-byul, Cha Ye-ryun and Yoo In-na.[2] Based on the 2009 chick lit novel My Black Mini Dress by Kim Min-seo, the film revolves around the dreams, failures, and friendship of four 24-year-old women still looking for a direction in life.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
Yoo-min (Yoon Eun-hye), Hye-ji (Park Han-byul), Soo-jin (Cha Ye-ryun) and Min-hee (Yoo In-na) were the best of friends in college. While majoring in theater and film at an elite university, they were united by their passion for Seoul's clubbing scene and luxury shopping, but life isn't so easy now that they're in the real world. Clueless about what to do with her life, Yoo-min takes up a job as an assistant to a famous TV scriptwriter in order to buy an expensive black mini dress (or 'little black dress'), but her work turns out to be babysitting her boss's twin boys. Rich girl Min-hee plans to study abroad but she's not going anywhere until she improves her English. Socialite Hye-ji shoots to fame after appearing in a Levi's ad, but her newfound stardom creates a rift with her friends. Aspiring actress Soo-jin is at her wit's end after failing so many auditions, and things only get worse when her father goes bankrupt.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Yoon Eun-hye as Lee Yoo-min [6]
- Park Han-byul as Yoon Hye-ji
- Cha Ye-ryun as Choi Soo-jin
- Yoo In-na as Kang Min-hee
- Choi Yoon-young as Kim Young-mi
- Lee Yong-woo as Seok-won
- Jeon Soo-kyung as writer
- Shin Dongho as Yoo Seung-won
- Gil Eun-hye as assistant writer
- Lee Mi-do as pre-college girl
- Moon Soo-jong as Yoo-min's father
- Ko Gyu-pil as Yoo-shin
- Ahn Chi-yong as Min-hee's father
- Won Jong-rye as Min-hee's mother
- Kim Choon-gi as Young-mi's father
- Choi Min-geum as Young-mi's mother
- Paul Stafford as English teacher
- Lee Chun-hee as Soo-hwan (cameo)
- Ko Chang-seok as director (cameo)
- Shin Seung-hwan as assistant director (cameo)
- Kim Kwang-kyu as pre-college girl's father (cameo)
- Moon Hee-kyung as Yoo-min's mother (cameo)
- Baek Soo-ryun as lottery ticket grandmother (cameo)
References[edit]
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- ^'My Black Mini Dress'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^'Today's Photo: March 1, 2011'. The Chosun Ilbo. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^Kim, Heidi (16 February 2011). 'Actress Yoon Eun-hye's new film to premiere in March'. 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^Lee, Hyo-won (1 March 2011). 'It actresses portray growing pains in chick flick'. The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^Lee, Hyo-won (17 March 2011). 'Little Black Dress becomes fashion victim'. The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^'Interview: Yoon Eun-hye 'I cried because of my acting issue''. Hancinema. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
External links[edit]
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- Official website(in Korean)
- My Black Mini Dress at Naver(in Korean)
- My Black Mini Dress at HanCinema
- My Black Mini Dress at the Korean Movie Database
- Little Black Dress on IMDb
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