Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
Givenchy Fashion Show, Paris 1959.
“One day in Paris I was booked for a perfume advertising campaign with Richard Avedon. It was for the fashion house Lanvin and the perfume was named ‘Sinner’. The slogan they used was ‘Veruschka is a Sinner’. When I entered the studio, I was surprised to see Audrey Hepburn sitting in the dressing room. She was there speaking with Avedon about a portrait he was doing of her for American Vogue. The atmosphere was very quiet. I had to get ready, so I sat down next to her at the makeup table facing the mirror. Needless to say, I was very impressed as I had always admired her so much and as an awkward teenager dreamed of looking like Audrey Hepburn. She was extraordinarily beautiful but her expression was clearly not a happy one that day. As I was getting busy with my makeup, I heard her whisper to Avedon, ‘Please make me look like her’. I was shocked that this elegant and supremely unique woman wanted to look like me. I ventured to say, ‘I am a big fan of yours’ but it seemed too banal and I stopped before the words left my lips. Looking back, I wish I had told her how I felt about her. Perhaps we would have laughed and realized how we all feel insecure about ourselves at times, especially through difficult moments in life”.
- Veruschka ( Performance artist and model)
Venice 1950’s, by Norman Parkinson.
Audrey Hepburn in “Two for the Road” wearing the famous Paco Rabanne dress.
Audrey and Mel being photographed, 1955.
Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard on the set of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” filming inside the jewelry store!
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