If you haven't seen Breakfast at Tiffany's, you must have seen Hepburn's little black dress.
If you haven't seen Hepburn's little black dress, you must have heard the song Moon River.
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a classic movie of the golden age of Hollywood and the 1961 national box office champion.
However, after rewatching the film recently, I really feel that the significance of this film to fashion and popular culture is greater than the film itself.
The first is the design of the protagonist and the choice of the heroine. From the current point of view, the protagonist setting is really a bit embarrassing. It is said that the original author wanted to find Monroe to play the heroine Holly Golightly, to create an image of a slutty and pure sex induction girl, but in the conservative background of the 1960s, she was rejected by Monroe's agent. So there is Hepburn's portrayal in the movie -- a courtesan from Texas who grew up on a small farm, looks particularly "high society", and has a particularly un-Texas accent. Haruki Murakami commented on Hepburn's version of Holly: "Holly's shocking unrestrainedness, openness to sex, and pure sense of debauchery are not possessed by this actress" - it can only be said that Holly in the novel is indeed closer Monroe's image rather than Hepburn's image. The story of Holly in the movie is clearly about a woman who can't do anything but make money by fishing Kaizi, and her heart is higher than the sky. Hepburn has only completed "heart is higher than the sky" - when she appeared like a woman in high society - it was not suitable for "fishing for a good child to make money", that is, the role setting of the courtesan. When I was a child, I didn't feel much when I watched this movie. Now, when I watch this movie again, when I see the messy and illogical words that the heroine said when opening the door for the hero for the first time, my expression is almost the same as that of the hero. The inner sigh was, "During that era, you actually liked such a stupid girl?"
The money-loving woman originally wanted to be the wife of a nouveau riche/the future president of Brazil, and abandoned her family life in Texas for this life goal. As a result, it was because of the words of the soft rice man
"People do fall in love ,People do belong to each other. Because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness."
——I changed my life ideals, and I woke up. I didn’t worship money, and I was with a soft fan? (Black question mark face) Is this gold worshipper too unsettled? What about follow your heart? The film's script is full of absurd twists and details, and the end of this forced comedy just feels extra awkward. This is a common problem in Hollywood, and it is also a common problem for many people who learn Hollywood to make movies, so in order to avoid so much questioning when watching movies, I rarely take the initiative to go to Hollywood movies now.
The significance of this film to fashion can be described as extraordinary. Hepburn's little black dress started from this film, and Givenchy became an instant hit with several excellent sets of styling designs in the film. Some actresses are born to be clothes racks, and Hepburn is like that. From his debut to middle-aged and old age, Hepburn has always had a very good cooperative relationship with Givenchy. It is said that one of Hepburn's husbands complained that he felt that Hepburn and Givenchy had cooperated so much that Hepburn should not pay for Givenchy's goods, but Hepburn even paid for Givenchy's perfume. I think this shows that the relationship between Hepburn and Givenchy is very pure, and there is no utilitarian factor. After Hepburn's death, Givenchy was still one of the people who carried Hepburn's coffin. The so-called friendship between gentlemen is like water. This is probably one of the reasons why Hepburn and Givenchy can work together for a lifetime and contribute countless beauty to fashion together.
The impact of this film on me is that after watching this film, Youtube sent me a video from Lisa Eldridge, a European and American makeup blogger who has subscribed for several years, and former Lancome art director. She is an old fan of Hepburn. She spent 500,000 to buy the Cartier custom shell lipstick that Hepburn painted in Breakfast at Tiffany's. She was very excited to shoot a color test video of a lipstick that was nearly 60 years old. After the color test, the personal brand Lisa Eldridge lipstick launched this year released a replica of this color. Then as soon as I saw this video, I immediately bought a lipstick_(´ཀ`” ∠)_
So what I want to say is that this is simply making me use my wallet to call the fashion influence of Hepburn and Breakfast at Tiffany's......
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