Movie Monday: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) movie poster

Today’ #MovieMonday will be all about reviewing the timeless style of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). It is safe to say that Audrey served up some serious looks in this film so lets get started!

These photos are not mine.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s is easily one of the most influential movies, stylistically speaking, to hit the silver screen since…well probably another Audrey Hepburn film. Unlike Sabrina (1954) or Roman Holiday (1953), Audrey is no longer playing characters who are young and somewhat naive. In this film she is a mature woman who knows how to make a decision for herself, and those traits are clearly articulated in the clothes her character wear throughout this film. While George Peppard’s character, Paul, wears a pretty consistent string of suits, Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly has an array of clothes that seems to change multiple times in one day.

None of these are mine.

The character of Holly Golightly nails the delicate balance of classy and functional. She is known as the “City” girl in parts of the film, but her style goes way beyond just the streets of New York. These looks fit most situations, and maybe that one more reason why Breakfast at Tiffany’s has remained so memorable to a audiences around the world. This film is arguably one of the most famous films for the little black dress (LBD), too! Ever since Coco Chanel published a picture of one little black dress in the American version of Vogue Magazine, glamorous women everywhere have turned to this elegant style whenever they wanted to make a statement. It would seem the power of the little black dress goes far beyond just a piece of clothing, simply wearing this style and color is now being used to enact social change. (See #MeToo movement)

The style in Breakfast at Tiffany’s encapsulates simplicity in design so eternally beautiful that no film since has been able to really compete. In the end, Audrey Hepburn shows audiences it is not truly about what a person is wearing, but more about who they are. Holly Golightly was use to being the object of people’s affections because she was a stunning young woman in the city. It took meeting Paul for Holly to realize what matters in life: people.

Much Love,

Sarah

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