First thing I would do is look for custom handmade gifts on these websites:

• ETSY –  They have some VERY creative sellers and crafts here!
• EBAY

I do this because custom made gifts are usually more unique and a better present in my opinion.  There’s nothing wrong with Amazon products and there are some great ones especially if you need the gift FAST.  However, sometimes it’s a little nicer to have a present that looks custom made.  There are also a few amazon products that I am going to recommend as well.

So whether you need Audrey Hepburn Christmas Gifts or Birthday Gifts, here is the list!

Audrey Hepburn Purses

Holly Golightly Sleep Mask

EVERY Audrey Hepburn fan or Breakfast at Tiffany’s fan (they are usually synonymous) wants a Holly Golightly Sleep Mask.  If you’re a fan like me, you want one.  However, the problem is that these sleep masks are really hard to come by because no stores ever sell them.  And when you do find one, it’s of poor quality and looks like crap.  Through my hard research on Etsy, I’ve found the top Holly Golightly / Audrey Hepburn Sleep Masks just for you!

Also check out my latest article on my buying guide to finding the best Holly Golightly Sleep Mask

GUIDE: Holly Golightly Sleep Mask

Audrey Hepburn Shirts & Apparel

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Audrey Hepburn DVD Films and Collections

The Audrey Hepburn 3 DVD Collection (Roman Holiday / Sabrina / Breakfast at Tiffany’s) (1961)

This DVD set has the top best movies.  If anyone is starting out with Audrey Hepburn then this is a perfect gift to start their collection especially for $10! That’s a steal!

You get my Favorite movies:

• Sabrina
• Breakfast At Tiffany’s
• Roman Holiday

 The Audrey Hepburn Muse DVD Collection – COLLECTOR’S ITEM

This set contains 7 popular Audrey Hepburn movies and has a bunch of photos.  It’s a collectors item, so a lot of sites are selling these for around $200.  You won’t find this on Amazon very much, but you’ll find it on eBay somewhere.

It’s a nice set if you have the money, me personally, I would buy every movie individually for $5 – $10.

Audrey Hepburn DVD Collection ( 5 Movies) – COLLECTORS ITEM

This, like the other set above, is also considered a collector’s item.  You’ll see this set around the web going for $200.  You’ll occasionally find places like eBay where people are selling these for about $60 which is the list MRSP.  It has  Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and Paris when it Sizzles.

Other Audrey Hepburn Movies I recommend.  For my top list I’ve compiled, see my article on The Best Audrey Hepburn Movies You Need to see now.

Audrey Hepburn Documentaries

Audrey Hepburn / Breakfast at Tiffany’s Dress up

I don’t know any true Audrey Hepburn fan that hasn’t dressed up or would like to dress up as Holly Golightly.

There are a lot of items to obtain, but luckily, we’ve written a great article that shows you how to get all the essential items for looking like Holly Golightly in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  It’s fairly simple, so head on over to the Audrey Hepburn Halloween Costumes.

Audrey Hepburn Sunglasses

Part of any great Holly Golightly Costume or Audrey Hepburn Costume is the sunglasses.  Get these Holly Golightly / Visit our other article talking exclusively about Audrey Hepburn Sunglasses and learn the exact model she wore! Or you can get some imitation sunglasses that have a very close resemblance, decent quality, and they’re cheap!  Check them out here.

Best Audrey Hepburn Books

I recommend all these books to Audrey Hepburn fans.  Pick one out based on if you want a biography, photo book for the coffee table, or a book on how to be like Audrey Hepburn.  Some of these I’d recommend more over others, I’ll note them below.

You can visit my article on these Audrey Hepburn books if you want more info or photos.

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Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon by Terrence Pepper

NEW –  JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR  – 9/1/2015 !!

Reasons to buy this:

• The Ultimate Coffee Table Book – If you are looking for a photobook, this is the one to get!
• 192 pages – Beautifully laid out with breathtaking photographs on every page – This is a perfect book to thumb through pictures.
• Photographs from important photographers and rare occassions
• Never before seen private photographs released by Audrey’s Family
• Photography from Magazines, newspapers clippings, fashion photos etc.
• Shows ALL the pictures from the Audrey Hepburn Exibition by the National Portrait Gallery in London, England July, 2, 2015.
• Rare photographs of her younger years before she became famous!
• THIS IS THE BOOK I GOT THIS YEAR and would be a perfect Audrey Hepburn Gift
•  MY TOP PICK 

Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris

Reasons to buy this:

• THE LONGEST Biography on Audrey Hepburn
• 496 PAGES LONG!
• This author has done a great job in investigating and interviewing people, close friends, and costars of Audrey’s to get their perspective of her.  There hasn’t been a biographer who has yet been able to interview as many friends and costars as this author has.
• The author does a really great job at creating a riveting, insightful biography about a person who had no scandal in her life.
  
• This is a great Biography and a must read
•  MY TOP PICK 

Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto

Reasons to buy this:

• 368 Pages – Extremely nostalgic and a FRESH and PERSONAL perspective on Audrey Hepburn
• The author constructs an extremely detailed portrait of a woman whose, personal insecurity, vulnerability, and innate love of family endeared her to all those exposed to her – Hepburn’s inner circle, friends, colleagues, lovers and ultimately the world.
• Extremely detailed piece of work, this one will rival the book written by her son
• GREAT biography of Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit by Sean Ferrer 1998

Reasons to buy this:

• Written by her first born son Sean Ferrer!
• See through the eyes of her son with personal memories and stories about Audrey
• 256 pages of heart felt writing from her son Sean.
• The book has personal details and memories but also serves as a biography.
• Highly Recommended

Audrey: Her Real Story by Alexander Walker 1997

Reasons to Buy:

• 336 pages
• Great Biography with amazing pictures to boot.
• This book goes more in depth into her early career than all the other books
• Also the author tackles hard issues like anorexia and digs deep into her troubled times, divorces, miscarriages, etc. The other author Barry Paris, skirts around these types of issues or tries to paint them in the best light.
• Researches and interviews lots of people, costars, and friends –
• “Walker has all the facts…A meticulous account.” ―Entertainment Weekly
• “Walker is a much better write than most Audrey biographers, and he distills the subtle image/reality of the Audrey Hepburn complex.” ―Cups
• Reasons NOT to buy:
• The Author doesn’t put his interviews in quotes and makes his own conjecture from his interviews. This is not a huge deal, however, the book by Barry Paris – he writes a lot of quotes from his interviews.

How to be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life by Melissa Hellstern

Reasons to buy this:

• 208 Pages – This book is more of a book based on philosophies of how Audrey Hepburn lived rather than a biography
• Perfect if you want to become more like Audrey, Live Gracefully, Charming, Elegant, and above most of all kind.
• Imparts wisdom and insight from Audrey Hepburn

Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother’s Kitchen by Luca Dotti

Reasons to buy this:

• 256 Pages – Extremely nalstalgic and a FRESH and PERSONAL perspective on Audrey Hepburn
• Written by Audrey’s youngest son, Luca Dotti!
• Finally get a glimpse into the private world of Audrey’s that no one ever knew about from the perspective of her son – her children, friends she had over, her pets that she loved and adored, her lifestyle at home
• Recollections of favorite memories, excerpts from her personal correspondence such as mail, anecdotes, drawings, her favorite recipes written in her own handwriting.
• Previously unplublished photographs
• Audrey Hepburn’s own recipes! So you can recreate the same things that she ate

Just being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo

Reasons to buy this:

• Perfect intro into Audrey Hepburn
• In 32 pages of cute illustrations, kids and adults can both learn a thing or two about Audrey Hepburn.
• Gorgeous illustrations
• The book covers her childhood, career, motherhood, and unicef work.
• Teaching concepts about KINDNESS, helping others, and self acceptance and hard work to children.
• FINAL THOUGHT: The book is extremely cute, and as an adult, sometimes reteaching something in a children’s book format will drive home a point more – it’s cute but also in depth.

Audrey Style by Pamela Clarke Keogh

Reasons to buy this:

• 235 Pages worth of pretty pictures
• Perfect for a coffee table book
• Audrey Style is more of a biography rather than a study of her style.
• It has text through out the pages so there is as much reading as there are pictures. You’ll learn a thing or two about audrey
• It’s not you’re ordinary run of the mill biography.

Audrey Hepburn Posters

Are your walls plain and boring?  Why not spice it up with the things that you love and adore! Check out these posters and all of the other ones in our collection!

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Audrey Hepburn Dolls

Does your daughter want an Audrey Hepburn doll to play around with?  Or maybe you your wife or friend are more of a collector and connoisseur of art.  Whatever the case is, these dolls are sure to please.

Lulemee Dolls

I was lucky enough to stumble across this one website where this very talented lady paints these fantastic one of a kind (OOAK) Audrey Hepburn Dolls. She also paints other dolls as well.  Go ahead and visit the link above to go to her home page and see for yourself, it is quite a site to see. Look at the enormous amount of detail and care that she puts into these dolls to make them look just like Audrey.  All I can say is wow.

She sells these dolls, but considering the amount of time she puts into these as an art, they might be a bit expensive.  So if you’re buying these as a collector, these are one of a kind, remarkable beauties, that you won’t find anywhere else.

Contact Lulemee for more details.

Barbie – Sabrina Doll

Here is another Audrey Hepburn Doll from the movie Sabrina made by Mattel’s line of Barbie brand.  Not as detailed as Lulamee’s dolls, but if you’re a collector of barbies then this one is for you.

 Breakfast at Tiffany’s Doll

This is a pretty looking doll.  It doesn’t look exactly like Audrey Hepburn… it’s still pretty close, but it showcases her with a debutante look.  She looks a little cold and not friendly. It’s great if you’re going for that fashion runway, model look!  Still a wonderful looking doll for the price with multiple wardrobes and accessories.  It depends on what look you’re going for.

Audrey Hepburn Bags & Totes

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These little knap sacks and totes are really handy and useful!  Tote around your stuff on the go. And their designs are gorgeous and well done! Get this tote bag here

Get this Breakfast at Tiffany’s Tote Bag here

Get this Holly Golightly Tote Bag here

Get this Audrey purse here

Get this Audrey Hepburn shopper tote / grocery bag

Holly Golightly Sleep Set

You don’t just want only the sleep mask do ya? Of course not, you want the ear plugs and the Tuxedo pajama nighty.  This is priced at about $80.  It may seem expensive, but they are really high quality

Take a look at the set below:

Sleep Mask, Tassel Ear Plugs, and Tuxedo Nighty

More from their etsy store:

I am an Audrey

Audrey Hepburn Jewelry

Here are a few jewelry items that Audrey Hepburn would recommend… basically she loved pearls.

Audrey Hepburn Mug and Cups

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Get this Tall Ceramic Mug Here

Get this “Happy Girls are the Prettiest Girls” Mug here

Get this black and white Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mug on this site.

Audrey Hepburn Clock

Life Size Audrey Hepburn Standup Cut Out

Take your pic! These are stunning cutouts of Audrey Hepburn! The cardboard cutout standups are LIFE SIZE.  This is a great gift for any fan and is a collectible!!! They are well made, and will last a life time if you take care of it!  Get these standups here.

Elegant Audrey Hepburn Wall Vinyl Decals

Check out this beautiful wall decal! I love the font and the embellishment at the bottom! You can grab this wonderful Audrey Hepburn decal here!

Paris is ALWAYS a great idea! So True! City of love! <3 One of these days I’ll make it there… in the meantime, I’ll have this nifty little wall decoration to remind me.

One of the best quotes because it’s so true! You are 10x more beautiful when you’re happy and energetic and kind! A great quote to have on the wall to remind you everyday that it’s important and not some superficial beauty.  Get this awesome wall decal here!

Audrey Hepburn Perfume

Audrey Hepburn perfume!  This was the perfume that Givenchy made exclusively for her and then later marketed it.  The perfume is a little expensive (like $200) because a lot of people cannot find the original bottle of L’Interdit. You’ll need to find the bottle that looks like the picture on the side and not the newer ones found online – these bottles look different and smell different from the one that Audrey wore. Click here to get this perfume!

Audrey Hepburn Tin Lunch Box

Cute Audrey Hepburn Pillows

Love the color of these pillows! Classy and elegant! Perfect for adding the accent of color with some flare!  Click on the images above to get one!

A very well done throw pillow that has a very nice texture. Click the image to get this!

A very nice pillow! Happy Girls are the Prettiest! The truth.  A very well done throw pillow for your bed or for your couch!  Click the image to get one today.

A GORGEOUS Pillow!  I love the purple and blue colors and beautiful water painted artwork.  Definitely a pillow I would give to a fan. Click on the image above to pick one up.

Love this rendition, coloring is spot on with the white, blue border and the pink.

Perfect image for a pillow! Audrey Yawning getting ready for bed!

A very nice burlap textured pillow with our favorite Holly Golightly!

Need some Audrey Pillow cases with some cool artwork? Click the image to find out more details!

Audrey Hepburn Bedding Set

Get this lovely iconic old time classical movie bedding in bright bold colors of all your favorite actors and actresses!

Audrey Hepburn Cellphone Case

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 Audrey Hepburn Notebooks

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Get this gorgeous notebook here

 Buy a Cat… and name it Cat

Everybody loves the cat from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  As a present you could get an orange tabby cat, and around it’s collar you could have a name tag that says “Cat – Poor Slob”.  Here is more information on Orangey cat, the Breakfast at Tiffany’s cat.

Audrey Hepburn Clothing

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~ Marilyn Monroe Books ~

~ Vintage Black and White Glass Set ~

~ Marilyn Monroe Ceramic Mug ~

“Some like it Hot!”

~ Wooden Marilyn Monroe Jewelry Box ~

Micro Plush Marilyn Monroe Blanket / Throw

~ Cute Marliyn Monroe Bedding Set ~

Long Silk Chiffon Marilyn Monroe Scarf Wrap

Cardboard Marilyn Monroe Cutout / Standup

Chic Marilyn Monroe Shower Curtain

Do you have any Marilyn Monroe Gifts to Recommend?

Please let us know in the comments below if know of any other great Marilyn Monroe gifts out there that should be on this list.  

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Without a doubt, Marilyn’s turn as Lorelei Lee in Howard Hawks’ sparkling musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was the role that launched her into the superstar limelight. (In fact, it earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.) The film is full of moments that have become iconic in the years since its release in 1953, like the pink dress Monroe wears during her rendition of the song “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” Lorelei Lee is Marilyn at her ditzy blonde best, playing off against clever brunette Dorothy Shaw, her performance partner and best friend (portrayed by Jane Russell). Full of silly gags that resolve themselves in a happy ending, this is a movie for people who love to laugh and want a signature Marilyn experience.  This was another classic that deserves a place on this “best Marilyn Monroe movies” list.

The Seven Year Itch

What other movies do you think should be on this best Marilyn Monroe movies list?

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 One of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, Marilyn Monroe, star of such classic films as “Some Like It Hot” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, is still the subject of fascination even more than 50 years since her death. Her status as a sex symbol, her torrid romantic relationships, and life tragically cut short have made Monroe one of the most fascinating celebrities to have ever lived. For more insight into the woman behind the legend, you can turn to several books, all of which show a different side of who the world came to know as “Marilyn Monroe.”

“My Story“

• Page length: 208 pages
• What is the book about?: This is the story of Marilyn Monroe, as told by her. This posthumously published memoir gives you a glimpse into Monroe’s sad childhood, growing up, and her reaching of celebrity status.
• Text/Photo?: This book contains a good even mix of text and photos so you’ll see a lot and you’ll learn a lot too.
• Quality: The quality of the book is strong, with well-preserved and restored photos.
• Overall recommendation: This book is recommended if you are a fan of Monroe or if you want to get an up close and personal glimpse into her. The subject matter is very heavy at times, which may turn off some readers looking for a lighter read. Otherwise, most adults and older teens should be moved by this candid memoir. If you want to get know her on an intimate level then this is a must have book and is the reason why this book made it on this “best Marilyn Monroe books review”.

Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis

• Page length: 320 pages
• What is the book about?: This book chronicles the life and looks of Marilyn Monroe through a massive collection of photos, some previously unpublished.
• Text/Photo?: This book is overwhelmingly photo-focused with some text passages interspersed
• Quality: The binding of the book looks very strong, as does the quality of the photos they have selected for the book.
• Overall recommendation: Monroe’s status as an icon is in no small part due to her immensely photogenic self. David Willis’ book does justice to Monroe’s look (or rather, “looks”) through the pages upon pages of photos he compiles. If you want thorough photographic evidence into what makes an icon an icon, you should purchase this book.  One of the best Marilyn Monroe books out there and other reviewers agree.

Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, and Letters

• Page length: 256 pages
• What is the book about?: “Fragments” captures Marilyn Monroe at perhaps her most personal: through notes, letters, and poems, some written by hand.
• Text/Photo?: This book is primarily text-focused, with some photographs interspersed.
• Quality: The quality of the book looks generally strong. The only issue you might have is reading the writing on some of Monroe’s handwritten notes.
• Overall recommendation: This is definitely a book for the die hard Marilyn Monroe fan. If you really want to peel back the layers of Monroe’s life, no matter how haunting or bittersweet they might be, you should purchase this book.

Marilyn: In the Flash

• Page length: 256 pages
• What is the book about?: “Marilyn: In the Flash” demonstrates the impact that Marilyn Monroe had on the press. For photographers, she provided an indelible look that demanded preservation. For interviewers, she provided a level of celebrity so large, they had to know what made her tick. This book captures just how Monroe’s looks and words alike were so impactful.
• Text/Photo?: This book mainly features gorgeous photos, with a small portion dedicated to text.
• Quality: The quality of this book is strong, with the impressive photography being the key attraction.
• Overall recommendation: If you are a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe, and want fantastic book of photographs that dives into her life and career, from her early years as a model to her achieving status as a Hollywood icon and sex symbol, then you should really consider getting this book.

What are your suggestions for the best Marilyn Monroe books?

Did I miss any books or do you disagree with any kooky statements I made? Please let me know in the comments below!

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Here is my TOP list of Audrey Hepburn books that I recommend all these books to all of my visitors and Audrey Hepburn fans.  If you can’t afford all the books or don’t have enough time to read them then I have conveniently listed all the key points and pros of each one. You can pick one out based on if you want a biography, photo book for the coffee table, or a book on how to be like Audrey Hepburn.  Some of these I’d recommend more over others, but they are all great in their own ways!  I’ll make some notes for them them below.

Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon

by Terrence Pepper

[star rating=”5″]    [5/5]
“MUST HAVE PICTURE BOOK FOR ANY AUDREY FAN”

Reasons to Get this Book:

• The Ultimate Coffee Table Book – If you are searching for a great photo book of Audrey or just in general, then this is the one you absolutely need to get!
• It has 192 pages which are gorgeously laid out with breathtaking photos on almost every single page – This is a perfect book and conversation piece to thumb through pictures and strike up conversations with friends or family.
• Rare photographs of her younger years before she became famous!
• Shows ALL the pictures from the Audrey Hepburn Exhibition by the National Portrait Gallery in London, England July, 2, 2015.
• Pages contain photographs from more prolific and important photographers and rare occasions
• There are also NEVER before seen private photographs released by Audrey’s Family estate
• Photography from Magazines, newspapers clippings, fashion photos etc.
• One of the best Audrey Hepburn books to get in my opinion for the magnificent photos.
• THIS IS THE BOOK I GOT THIS YEAR and would be a perfect Audrey Hepburn Gift
•  MY TOP PICK 

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I put together this little article to help you find the best sunglasses worn by Audrey Hepburn so you can look just as gorgeous as her.  I have picked out the real sunglasses brands she wore that are expensive ($400 ish)  along with some look alikes that are very economical ($10)! Please take a look and let me know if you like the article too

To summarize this long article, the best sunglasses that I recommend buying are these ones below:

Keep reading, for more expensive options.

The Official Holly Golightly Sunglasses

People often mistakenly think that Audrey Hepburn sunglasses from breakfast at Tiffany’s are a form of Ray-Bans. They are in fact Oliver Goldsmith – Manhattans.  Also they are NOT black sunglasses, but are a dark tortoise shell that looks black in certain lighting.

Oliver Goldsmith – Manhattan

The Manhattan is the replica of the beautiful sunglasses famously worn by Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golighty in Truman Capote’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Oliver Goldsmith has painstakingly recreated and reissued their iconic ‘Manhattan’ sunglasses, as worn by Audrey Hepburn (Holly Golightly) in the classic 1961 film ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’.

The infamous frames worn throughout Breakfast at Tiffany’s are at the apex of Hepburn’s flawless wardrobes — like her, they epitomize glamour, elegance, and accentuate her timeless beauty. The glasses are made by hand in Italy. The Manhattan is a feminine design that is universally flattering containing a subtle and not too powerful sexy up-sweep of the sunglasses frame. They feature a robust and substantial acetate coating, and drilled by hand riveted hinges that are indeed real unlike other knockoffs that I’ve seen. They are available in 4 unique colors which can be seen on their website — However, why would you want to get a different color than what Audrey is wearing?  Showcased here, she it is the exact exquisite color that Hepburn wears , ‘Dark Tortoiseshell’ paired with a hazy off green lens. It’s something that screams classy… if classy could scream. I simply love it!

Island Company – Holiday Golightly Sunglasses

The movie was about a playgirl who was wayward and glamorized style in only an attempt that Truman Capote could’ve realized. The  famous sunglasses were once embodied by the movie’s iconic star Holly Golightly. The Manhattan’s above are the real replicas, however, many people complain that they aren’t exactly the same as the movie’s.  I don’t really believe this. However, if you are in this boat, this brand is proclaiming that their replica sunglasses are the best replica on the market – that being their Holiday Golightly® Sunglasses.  I really do like these sunglasses, they look EXQUISITE!

Dark Tortoise Frames.  Vintage breathed sunglasses. Smoke Glass lens. 100% UV Protection. Handmade in Italy just like they should be.

Affordable Options for Audrey Hepburn Sunglasses

If you can’t afford the $450 Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses or are looking for a slightly different look then you better check these incredible options out.

Celine Inspired Sunglasses

If you haven’t heard of Celine Sunglasses, do yourself a favor and google them, they are also another $410 pricetag shocker! However, their shape is carefully modeled after the Audrey Hepburn sunglasses that were worn in the film.

Now conveniently I have found the same glasses at the fraction of the price. These lovely looking spectacles are large oversized horn rimmed sunglasses that feature 3 tiny rivets on each corner of the hinges.  The hinges sit high along the temples. The subtle subdued colors and large oversized silhouetted figure make this a wonderful choice for the warm and sunny season!  Get these if you are on a budget, if you don’t like them for some odd reason (i have two pair), they only cost you $159.99 . That sure beats a $400 price tag!!!  I am now personally promoting these ones from my site, so pick them up with confidence.

I found some ones on Amazon that are a little bit lacking in quality but are actually really affordable and they look identical to the Celines!  They only issue is that the hinges are a bit “sticky feeling” and are a little cheap.  Aesthetically, they are the same! Yay!

HOWEVER, if you want brand new Celine Sunglasses and pay a fraction of the shocking $400 price tag, then you need to see the sunglasses below. 

Ray-Ban Erika RB44171

This isn’t exactly like Audrey’s sunglasses, but it’s a nice edition and the front frame is inspired from the look. To make any look complete, the Ray-Ban Erika RB4171 sunglasses are the perfect accessory to help in your stylistic ways. They feature both bright and classic rubber fronts, metal temples and the temple tips are tone-on-tone which adds to the continuity and a polished feel to the glasses.  Ray-Ban Erika sunglasses will distinguish you apart from everyone else while keeping you looking classy and stylish as ever.  The metal banding is a little bit different from what Holly Golightly would wear, however, if you want a slightly different look or edge while still keeping things classy, then this is the perfect trick. The oversized Round Sunglasses shape gives that extra feminine shape we are after along with extra coverage to protect the eye area.  Also, the glasses are 100% UV protection which is expected from all rayban products.  The bridge is soft as well and I feel that it adds a twist to the overall design.

The different frame colors will help you personalize your style along with the assortment of lens treatments which include the following: brown gradient, grey gradient, and green gradient.  Go for the green or brown gradient! always classy.

Famous Audrey Hepburn Sunglasses Scenes

Audrey Hepburn Sunglasses Symbolism in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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[1]  Breakfast at Tiffany’s

[5 out of 5]    “A MUST SEE! This movie is a rite of passage for every woman.”

A flighty young New York social butterfly becomes complicatedly smitten with a young man in her apartment building.

Reasons to Watch:

• One of the BEST Romance flicks perfectly paired with the right amount of drama and undertones of light-hearted quirkiness that you will remember forever!
• Audrey Hepburn is perfect – George Peppard is dreamy
• Perfect for Date Night.  If you are a hopeless romantic who believes in happy endings
• If you love fashion, this is the movie that women talk about!
• Full of 1960’s Iconic Imagery! – New York City, Tiffany’s, etc
• Reasons Not to Watch: If your heart is black and empty

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“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is flawless blend of a crowd-pleasing star-vehicle for the effortlessly charming Audrey Hepburn and a bittersweet, painfully beautiful look at love, life, and happiness. Director Blake Edwards, the man behind “The Pink Panther” series, “The Party”, “Operation Petticoat”, “Victor/Victoria”, etc., has crafted a truly timeless film based on the novella by Truman Capote. Though numerous elements of Capote’s story were altered, the film still has a strong core and message that urges audiences to examine their own lives, loves, and happiness.

Everything about this film is classic! You have the timeless Hepburn and her defining performance as Holly Golightly, a sophisticated, sassy call-girl with a secret past who is ultimately one of the most vulnerable characters Hepburn ever played. Then there’s George Peppard, a vastly under-appreciated actor who manages to hold his own next to Hepburn while playing a struggling writer living off an older married woman. Peppard’s boyish good looks and surprising depth make him the ideal match for Hepburn’s Golightly.

Then of course there’s Henry Mancini’s wistfully romantic score and the tremendously popular theme-song, “Moon River”, a true gem of a song that capture’s the film’s essence perfectly. In addition, you have Hepburn’s fabulous, style-setting wardrobe courtesy of her lifelong friend Hubert de Givenchy. In this one film alone, Hepburn and Givenchy practically invented the “little black dress”, popularized ballet flats, and introduced capris as a stylish alternative to regular pants.  This is number one on our list in the best Audrey Hepburn movies for a good reason.  If you haven’t seen this movie and happen to not like Audrey, you still need to watch this!

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[2]  Sabrina

[5 out of 5]   “Audrey is Perfectly Charming in Sabrina!”

When Sabrina, the daughter of the family’s chauffeur, returns from Paris all grown up and glamorous, the stage is set for some family feuds as the brothers fall under the spell of Hepburn’s delightful charms.

Reasons to Watch:

• An endearing transformation story of a young woman who becomes sophisticated and develops her inner confidence to finally attract the person she’s in love with.
• Audrey Hepburn’s 2nd movie and she is brilliantly adorable
• If you love sappy movies with good taste!
• If you like underdog movies.
• Audrey wears plenty of cute french outfits to inspire your inner fashionista!
• This movie is where Audrey meets the love of her life, costar William Holden.

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You have to be something of a romantic to fully appreciate this remarkable film. It helps a lot to be enchanted with Audrey Hepburn, as most of us are. Her performance as the daughter of a chauffeur who gets to choose between two very rich brothers, David and Linus Larrabee (William Holden and Humphrey Bogart), is subtle, slightly mysterious and delightful. Much of the enchantment of her character is based on things implied rather than things said or acted out. We know that her metamorphose in Paris is guided by the 74-year-old Baron St. Fontanel (Marcel Dalio), whom she meets at cooking school. We can discern that she learned more than how to crack an egg. The transformation of her heart from one brother to the other is revealed primarily in her facial expressions as she measures kisses and the sharp stab of pleasure in the center of her soul. We are kept in limbo about whom she chooses until the very end.

This is a girl’s fantasy for grown-ups, and one of the best of its kind. The script, from the play by Samuel A. Taylor, is well-paced and psychologically true in a way that is not immediately obvious. The dialogue, while clearly dated and somewhat pedestrian at times, nonetheless stands up well. The sets are large, very large (director Billy Wilder loved to give us a sense of the vastness of the American corporate empire at mid-century): the Larrabee offices, the garage where Sabrina starts all the cars (I think her father, sleeping overhead really would have awaken instead of just tossing and turning), the family estate with its indoor and outdoor pools and courts.

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[3]  Roman Holiday

[5 out of 5]   “Audrey’s first performance is DAZZLING”

Princess Ann, a modern-day princess, rebels against her royal duties to explore the world on her own while falling in love.

Reasons to Watch:

• Audrey Hepburn’s First Movie!
• Audrey wins an Oscar for her spectacular performance!
• If you love adventure, romance, and rebellious movies – it has it all.

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This was Audrey Hepburn’s debut in a starring role which she won an Oscar for. She was 24-years-old and had appeared in two or three other movies but just in bit parts. Here she plays a reigning European princess visiting Rome who would like an escape from her daily regime of official duties, thus the title and theme of the movie, a Roman holiday.

Gregory Peck plays an American newspaper reporter living in the Eternal City. We first see him playing poker with his cronies, and losing. His relative “poverty” and Princess Ann’s fabulous wealth and station present a formidable barrier to their ever finding true love and marital happiness. Part of the fun of the script is in seeing how this will play out and how their differences are resolved in the end.

This is the most romantic film I have ever seen, perhaps partly because Miss Hepburn is so wonderful, but also because the script in a sense turns the usual woman’s romantic fantasy upside down. Instead of the woman finding that the man she is in love with has fabulous wealth and position, it is the other way around!

The ending manages to be realistic yet romantic. There is a hint of something almost spiritual beyond what happens. So convincing are Hepburn and Peck that one can almost believe the story is true; and indeed I am sure that Trumbo lifted the essentials of the plot from some ancient tale.
I have a weakness for movies about unrequited love, or love that goes on forever, or love that is caught at some perfect moment and lives eternally in that moment. Roman Holiday is one of those near perfect movies that plays beautifully upon one of these themes.

I know, I know… this is #3 on the best Audrey Hepburn Movies List… I have received a lot of email from all of you saying that Roman Holiday should be at least #2 or #1.  They are all so close that it’s hard to pick.

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[4]  Funny Face

[5 out of 5]   “The movie that made me fall in love with Audrey Hepburn”

A photographer finds JoAnna Stockton, a lonely book worm, and tries to persuade her to model for their big cover shoot.

Reasons to Watch:

• If you like Musicals – Even if you don’t, it’s still great and it might change your mind!
• One of Audrey’s BEST performances is when she’s dancing on table tops in the scene “basal metabolism”
• Another transformation movie that takes her from ugly duckling to beautiful swan.
• Another great hopeless romantic movie!

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FUNNY FACE was one of my first Audrey Hepburn films.  It’s a musical and I use to hate musicals, but the movie has turned me to the other side.  It is one of the most enjoyable and delightful of Hollywood musicals. Featuring an immortal George & Ira Gershwin score (“He Loves and She Loves”, “S’Wonderful”, “Let’s Kiss and Make Up”, “How Long Has This Been Going On?”); the smartly-written screenplay by Leonard Gershe also marks this film with a strong storyline. I’ve yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like this movie.

When Quality Magazine invades a pokey Greenwich Village bookstore for a photo shoot, it’s the “dowdy intellectual shopgirl” Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) who gets unwittingly discovered. Photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) finds something special in this “funny face” and jets her off to Paris as the new model for Quality’s beauty campaign. Of course love comes knocking for Jo and Dick, but not before some marvelous songs have been sung, and showstopping dances have been performed.

Audrey Hepburn’s early ballet and dance training came in handy with making FUNNY FACE, her “Basal Metabolism” routine is SPECTACULAR (and she sings quite well too). Filmed on location in Paris, the entire movie definitely has the proper European Travelogue feel to it.

This really is a personal favorite of mine, that I hold dear to my heart.  I can watch this movie and Breakfast at Tiffany’s on repeat, it never gets old. I’m thinking that I should rank this higher in my best Audrey Hepburn movies list I have going on here.

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[5]  My Fair Lady

[4.5 out of 5]   “High energy musical with 8 academy awards!”

Originally a broadway show, brought to the big screen.  It’s about a poor cockney girl who is taken in by a professor who has been challenged to transform her into a refined, high class woman.

Reasons to Watch:

• WINNER OF 8 ACADEMY AWARDS! Including best picture!
• A fantastic musical!
• Transformation / Underdog movie

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Winner of 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, MY FAIR LADY proves that there is still plenty of life in musicals.  This is a extremely elegant and stylish movie – the kind of spectacle that you just don’t see any more, in a certain type of Technicolor that just isn’t duplicated these days. Extremely witty and classic songs, a swish script, and gorgeous costumes. Admittedly, it is eye candy, but what eye candy! George Cukor directs it with true aplomb, turning “Titanic-era” London into a stylized and colorful melee, bringing out the humor and joyfulness of the screenplay, and Cecil Beaton’s extravagant and yet, somehow, chic costumes and sets form a perfect setting for the actors – and the actors themselves are superb. Rex Harrison is totally believable as Henry Higgins, mixing crustiness with a very dry humor, whereas Audrey Hepburn looks just right as Eliza Doolittle.

One is forced to ponder what Julie Andrews would have done in the role, following her playing the part on stage, but I just can’t see Eliza played by anyone other than Audrey Hepburn, who is, quite simply, delicious. From the mawkish, ramshackle flower-girl, to the rebellious pupil, to the cool and composed “lady” of the title, she is perfectly credible, whether throwing a Cockney temperament, or floating through the conservatory, calmly sending Professor Higgins about his business. I am told her Cockney accent is awful, but I can’t tell the difference between a good and bad accent so  I cannot comment; no more than I can comment upon the fact that apparently her recording of “Oh Wouldn’t It Be Luverly” has been reinstated upon the soundtrack. The appeal for this film lies in its spectacle – I saw it at the cinema once, in an arthouse revival, and it was utterly amazing – and in the speech therapy storyline, which has a lot of relevance to me. “My Fair Lady” is simply… a cinematic glory of a particular type that would be impossible to duplicate ever again. The Ascot scene is worth the money alone, a refreshing, gliding harmony of black and white, choreographed and stylized escapism, totally summing up the essence of a musical.
“Ah, it’s lu-ver-ly – Lu-ver-ly – Lovely!”

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[6]  The Nun’s Story

[4.5 out of 5]    “The serious side of Audrey’s acting skills “

Sister Luke (Audrey) works as a nurse in Africa.  She has to choose between her obligation to God or help her friends and family during world war II.

Reasons to Watch:

• Dramatic! Audrey’s first serious role! If you want to get a different glimpse of Audrey’s fantastic acting.
• She was nominated Best Actress for this role

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“The Nun’s Story” is probably Audrey Hepburn’s best dramatic film and by far the one which shows to best effect her enormous acting talent. Audrey Hepburn is best known for her light romantic comedies. Everybody loves them. She dresses up in some Givenchy outfits and blows the audience away with her beauty and charm. In “The Nun’s Story” she completly sheds that image and immerses herself in the role of the conflicted Sister Luke, a Belgian nun torn by her obligations to her church and order, her duty to her patients as a nurse, and her duty to her country during the Nazi occupation.
This a long and very introspective film that is not for everyone. It contains a detailed look at life in a Belgian convent and a Congo hospital in the years before WWII which may bore some people. Also some of Audrey’s fans looking for her as Princess Anne or Sabrina Fairchild or Holly Golightly may be disappointed to find only the determined, reserved, and prideful Sister Luke. (Although Audrey does make radiant looking nun.) The length, the slowly paced style, the subject matter, and the unusual role for its star have combined to keep it off the list of Audrey Hepburn’s best known films.
Personally, I think this Audrey’s greatest dramatic performance and maybe her best performance ever. She very ably conveys Sister Luke’s inner conflict between her oath as a nun and her duties as a nurse, daughter, and Belgian citizen. That she is able to do so in a film that has long stretches where there is no dialogue is remarkable. She was nominated for Best Actress for this role, and she more than deserved to win, but came up short. “The Nun’s Story” illustrates that Audrey Hepburn certainly had the ability to flesh out dramatic characters and that she was more than just a charming and beautiful woman in a Givenchy outfit. She was a great actor as well.

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[7]  Two for the Road

[4.5 out of 5]    ” Relationships are messy – A perfect movie if you’re going through a breakup”

A 10 year marriage is on the rocks between Mark and JoAnna. They recall their memorable moments early on, but somehow along the way it turned sour and they had extra-marital affairs.

Reasons to Watch:

• A dramatic film that also has some minor moments of comedy and cute moments
• Perfect if you’re going through a break up and need extra consoling!
• In real life, this movie was made during Audrey’s 1st divorce with Mel Ferrer.

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The ups and downs of matrimony are deftly explored via vacations past and present in the lives of affluent couple Joanna (Hepburn) and Mark Wallace (Albert Finney). We see the bloom of early passion recede as over time the couple adjusts to new life priorities, struggling to maintain their intimacy and affection. This smart, knowing romance projects director Stanley Donen’s signature style, with Hepburn the essence of sixties chic, and Finney (in his prime) the epitome of a salty, rugged leading man. European locales and a memorable Henry Mancini score add the requisite zing to this mature, nuanced love story. William Daniels and Eleanor Bron are also memorable as another married couple who cause Joanna and Mark to examine the state of their own union.

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[8]  The Children’s Hour

[4.2 out of 5]    ” Surprisingly Captivating”

in this daring film, an attention seeking school girl creates rumors about her teachers being lesbians!

Reasons to Watch:

• If you like drama and movies where people “start shit”.
• Suspenseful in the sense that the audience is always left guessing what the relationship between the two teachers is.

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This is one of those movies I didn’t expect to hit me the way that it did. I love Hepburn and MacLaine and so I was anticipating finally getting to sit down and watch this film, but I truly had no idea what to expect. Hepburn was such a wonderfully light actress, an actress who filtered in and out of breezy comedies with such effortless charisma, so I was expecting something a little less dramatic and little more entertaining. What I got instead was one of those films that socks you in the gut and leaves you pondering issues and consequences that never seem to leave your head afterward.

`The Children’s Hour’ is haunting.

The film tells the story of Karen Wright and Martha Dobie, two young women who run a boarding school for young girls. Little Mary Tilford is quite the troublemaker and is constantly finding herself in trouble, and this moves her to tell a little lie (or more like a major embellishment) in order to free herself of trouble. This lie spreads quickly and threatens to destroy the lives of Karen and Martha.

What is so amazing and in the end captivating about `The Children’s Hour’ is that it never becomes predictable but from beginning to end keeps the audience in anticipation. The relationship between Karen and Martha is a huge question mark to the audience, which helps with our understanding of the lie, and this also keeps us wondering how much validity there is to the accusation. This is a brilliant tactic used to keep the audience hooked, and it works on all levels.

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[9] Wait Until Dark

[4.2 out of 5]    ” Extremely Suspenseful!”

Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman.  Three men break in to her home ready to murder her to retrieve a doll filled with drugs hidden in her apartment.

Reasons to Watch:

• The most suspenseful movie that Audrey Hepburn has starred in!
• It is a psychological thriller that takes the audience on a roller coaster ride!
• It’s interesting to place yourself in a blind woman’s shoes, what would you do in her situation?

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I saw it on AMC in August at midnight, and that was a mistake. This movie scared me beyond my expectations. Audrey Hepburn was fantastic as Susie Hendrix, the recently blinded woman persued by Alan Arkin, a narcotics dealer who will stop at nothing to get to a stash that is in Susie’s apartment.
Many claim this movie isn’t scary, but coming from a generation that grew up on Scream, Halloween, Nightmare on Elmstreet and other cheap movie’s that use gore and `don’t-turn-that-bend’ suprises for scares, it doesn’t mean much.
`Wait Until Dark’ is so much more than the typical slasher flick, it is a psychological thriller that takes the viewer on a roller coaster ride to hell and doesn’t stop turning and tossing until the last frame of film fades to black. On second viewing, if you feel the *sparkle* is fading, just position yourself in Susie’s shoes, and you’re in for a whole new experience.
Praise `Wait Until Dark’ – and trust me, if you wait until dark to watch this, you’ll be rewarded greatly with a heart-stopping finale!

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[10]  How to Steal a Million

[4.2 out of 5]    “The serious side of Audrey’s acting skills “

A woman must steal a highly coveted art statue in an attempt to cover up her father’s forgery.

Reasons to Watch:

• Comedy & Romance
• Quirkiness!
• Kissing in a closet scene! Dramatic!
• A SOPHISTICATED romantic comedy – relax and pour yourself a glass of wine (if that’s your thing).

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Out of this list of best Audrey Hepburn movies, I love this one too. It has everything: romance, comedy, quirkiness and a kissing-in-a-closet scene! Audrey Hepburn was as adorable and entertaining as ever, and this was the first time that I’d ever seen a Peter O’Toole movie and he was fabulous! He’s extremely funny and pretty darn spunky! You could just instantly fall in love with him, the second you saw those bewildered round blue eyes peering over the top of the “Van Gogh” painting. I didn’t find this movie boring for an instant and I loved watching them steal back the “Cellini” sculpture, using, amongst other things, a bucket, a magnet and a boomerang! I think that this is now my favourite Audrey Hepburn movie. They make an extremely likable couple and their exploits in “How To Steal A Million” are engaging and engrossing.

With the absense of elegant comedy with beautifully dressed people in elegant settings nowadays movies like this one are like a glass of water in the desert. I love most sophisticated comedies and while not the best ever made, if you love Paris and Audrey Hepburn like I do you can’t help but be enchanted by William Wyler’s “How to Steal a Million”. Open the champagne and sit back and enjoy!

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