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Audrey Hepburn And Marilyn Monroe

By Shauna MullenPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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Being born in the year 2000, I have not got a wide experience with big fashion trends as I would have liked. I’ve seen the rise and fall of the chinos in men's fashion (thank God) and white jeans become a rare thing of the past for women. Nearly halfway into the year 2021, I am already seeing corsets becoming a returning trend in women’s fashion. This may not be in the fashion of the history before but they are coming back with a 21st century twist. Although I’m elated the return of the corset is among us, I’m still waiting patiently for the day Audrey Hepburn style dresses make their return.

Throughout history, women’s dresses have evolved from the big ball gowns and turned into the skin-tight mini dresses we so often see today. Even though these modern dresses are stylish I often think it can be quite distasteful and leave nothing to the imagination.

The era of Audrey Hepburn (1940) was something I perceive to be the most iconic and fashionable of them all. The combination of the hat and mid length to long dress from breakfast at tiffany’s will always be a superior fashion choice in history. Audrey was even inducted into the international Best Dressed list Hall of Fame.

The style was also seen in another icon of fashion we regularly hear about, Marilyn Monroe. Even though Marilyn was more active as a sex symbol of the era; she often wore similar dresses to Hepburn. Both of them wore long to mid-length dresses that complimented their frames, although Marilyn would wear more silk dresses to embody more of a sexual identity and eventually moved on to smaller dresses. Hepburn would wear similar dresses of different material which would later be described as “The embodiment of our new feminine ideal” by vogue and fashion photographers in 1954. They both went on to develop their own style with little sleeveless dresses which we still see in dresses today.

One style of dress Audrey Hepburn wore I want to see come back is the polka dot dress we see in films like grease. I think they are fashionable, sexy and able to leave enough to the imagination. The confidence we see radiating off these two women in pictures and old film is something we are lucky to see today in today’s women.

Audrey herself has been quoted to say “my look is attainable, women can look like me by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses and the dresses.” With the way the world of celebrities is today, it’s harder to emanate the same feeling of confidence celebrities pull off today with the overpriced brands of Gucci and Balenciaga. Monroe and Hepburn's similar but contrasting styles are much more achievable to the average women and fit into both of the loud personalities we see today. The more sexual and open type of women can easily pull of the sex icon her self's style with the white silk dresses and costume jewellery Marilyn admits to wearing but the more introverted and sophisticated women can effortlessly adopt the cool, laid back style of Audrey Hepburn.

The complimentary longer style dresses these two women wore are rarely seen in today’s society, with the exception of some female celebrities wearing them to events, I’m praying they will become a regular in women’s fashion again. With the powerful female duo always being referred to as iconic women of history, I hope to see a return of this timeless style in women of today. As we are currently seeing with the corset's comeback, I’m searching for the day we see a modern twist on the dresses these two fashionistas wore.

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About the Creator

Shauna Mullen

I like to write about true crime and do small investigations. I also write fiction sometimes

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