She's as beautiful as a fairy tale


Yes, Audrey Hepburn is the imperfect and perfect incarnation that all women have been waiting for.

Even now, looking back at Hepburn in Roman Holiday, she is still able to bring her knees to her knees with every gesture and every move.

Her waist, which is thinner than thin, and the distinctive features of the face, are simply positive energy in the world, so that people can just look at her to believe in the truth of the world.

This beauty is born to be worshipped by all, destined to walk on the altar.

The funny thing is, although people all over the world fell at her feet, Hepburn did not like to "stand that high." At 173cm tall, Hepburn did not like to wear large heels.

The opening scene in Roman Holiday, in which Princess Anne, played by Hepburn, almost makes a scene because she loses her footing in high heels, is said to have happened during filming.

To prevent this from happening again, and to match Hepburn's demand for shoes, Salvatore Ferragamo, then known as "chief shoe designer to the stars," the founder of the fashion house Ferragamo, was asked to design flats that fit her foot.

At that time, all of the hottest actresses wanted to count the feet of Ferragamo, such as Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, etc., were Ferragamo customers.

But like Audrey Hepburn's debut can get a master's hand to make shoes after all is still a few.

And this master also lived up to his reputation, designing shoes that were beautiful and comfortable. He went to the University of Southern California to study anatomy in order to design shoes that better fit the weight of the human body. It is also because of the inheritance of this spirit, Ferragamo's shoes can still be known as comfortable and gorgeous today.

But before Salvatore Ferragamo met Audrey Hepburn, his designs for Hollywood actresses were dominated by stiletto heels, known for their sexuality. The high heels Marilyn Monroe wore in her classic skirt gesture in "The Seven Year Itch" were made by Ferragamo to highlight her sex appeal.

But from the time he met Hepburn in "Roman Holiday," she made it clear that she didn't want to wear the big heels that were known to be sexy.

And the will of beauty is always decree.

To this end, Ferragamo began to design various flats for her to match her costume. For example, the suede pair she wore for her solo dance in "Sweet Face", and the classic flat shoes and kitten heels in "Dragon and Phoenix" were handmade for her by Ferragamo.

Ferragamo's dedication also made Hepburn his most loyal client, both on and off the show: her Roman shoes from "Roman Holiday" to the blue and white flats she wore at age 60 came from Ferragamo.

It can be seen that women and fashion are the longest love stories in the world.

Hepburn's long love has always been appreciated by Ferragamo. The Ferragamo family dedicated an exhibition of Audrey Hepburn: A Woman, Her Style to her at their museum in Florence.

Speaking of "Sweet Face," the film also harbes a little secret about Hepburn's shoes.

Hepburn chose Ferragamo black suede shoes to match her black outfit when she was dressing for a solo dance in the play. However, the director felt that Hepburn, dressed in black, would be lost in the dim background, and decided to ask her to change into a pair of white socks to match the black shoes.

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