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Here author Pamela Clarke Keogh introduces us to the woman behind the clothes, using words from friends, fellow actors, and designers who dressed her to paint a picture of a truly remarkable woman. A humanitarian, artist, friend, and above all, survivor, Audrey inspired women and men alike to approach life with spirit, grace, and simplicity. The nearly 100 color and black-and-white photographs, paired with original sketches from such fashion luminaries as Givenchy, Manolo Blahnik, and Vera Wang, show that Audrey was much more than a beautiful, well-dressed personality; her courage and individuality come shining through in every page. --Leah Ball
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-- -- Gregory Peck
"I liked her a lot; in fact, I loved Audrey. It was easy to love her." -- Gregory Peck
"In every movie I have ever watched, starting with Roman Holiday, I was in love with Audrey Hepburn. I played every part'I was Gregory Peck a long time ago! I was Bill Holden, I was Cary Grant, I was her biggest fan." -- Ralph Lauren
"The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century." -- Manolo Blahnik
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3.0 out of 5 stars
It's got pretty pictures...,
This review is from: Audrey Style (Hardcover)
Audrey Style is a stylish, attractive coffee table book. However, it's just that: a coffee table book, best enjoyed by keeping it around (preferably on a coffee table), thumbing through the pictures every so often, and merely skimming the text in a couple of places.The pictures, of course, are great. After all, they're pictures of Audrey Hepburn! There's an enormous amount of pictures of her at various points in her career, and most of them truly seem to capture the grace, sophistication, and effortless style inherent in Audrey (and apparently missing in the world today.) The actual writing, though -- the "book" part -- falls short. It's a good read, and you'll learn a thing or two about Audrey, but nowhere is it genuinely insightful or analytical. The book is peppered with anecdotes that will make you think "Oh, how nice!" or "Oh, how funny!" ...but I'd like to think that there was more to Audrey than that. Too often, the book goes for unneccessary glorification. Every so often, you'll come across a quotation such as this: "Audrey Hepburn was really great. She was nice and beautiful and stylish and everybody wanted to be like her. There can be no one else like her." -- Someone From Hollywood Audrey Style is adorned with this sort of fluffy adoration, and even if the praise is due, it gets a little stale after being repeated so often. I'm also a little disappointed that a book titled "Audrey Style" is more of a biography than an analysis of her style; although the "style" part is present, I would have liked to see much more. To sum up: it's a good book, but it isn't that profound. The pictures make it worth buying, however; buy it for the pictures, keep it on your coffee table, and be dazzled by the glory that is Audrey. Just don't expect the words to capture her essence nearly so well.
3.0 out of 5 stars
What was it?,
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This review is from: Audrey Style (Hardcover)
Pretty pictures? Check. Text? Check. Quotes? In spades. Depth? Um... hold on.I bought this book at the disgusting price of $40. For $10 more I could have bought a brand-new Treasures if I hadn't already had it. I expected something, larger, thicker, with more pictures, never-before uncovered facts and what-have-you. But I got pretty much none of that except pictures. Don't get me wrong, it was a nice book and the pictures were- well there were a couple I hadn't seen, but I've seen a lot. I just don't understand what this book even was! Was it a biography? Well it couldn't have been because it wasn't very in depth. It was like Mrs. Keogh wanted to write a biography about Audrey but she decided to skip over the parts she found boring which was silly. With a title like, 'Audrey Style', I kind of expected sole analyzation of Audrey's clothing and such. But alas, I can't even tell you what I got. I don't know what hindered Mrs. Keogh from doing that. She calls it a 'Style Biography', what is that supposed to mean? Could that be any more cryptic? It's either one of the other, really. And she put in all of these stupid stories about fan's encounters with her and such. Half the book was just quotes she ripped and half the time I couldn't tell whether Mrs. Keogh was talking or if I was reading a quote. Yeah we get it, Audrey was better than us and she's everything everyone aspires to be. There were just too many hyperboles in the book. For example, "Audrey wore the clothes in Sabrina and SHOCKED THE WORLD". I doubt she riveted the world. Decent book. Morbidly overpriced. I know it's pretty near impossible, but DO NOT pay anything over $20 for this piece of fluff, or you will be sorely disappointed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A perfect book about a perfect lady,
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This review is from: Audrey Style (Hardcover)
I really like this book-it really shows what an absolutely beautiful lady she was-she certainly was very sensual and sexy.She knew how to project herself without going overboard-the lady had class and it really showed.There aren't any actresses like Audrey anymore-I really miss her. I highly recommend getting this book.
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