In 1955, Maria De Matteis, the costume maker from King Vidor’s War & Peace (1956) asked Fernanda Gattinoni to make Audrey Hepburn’s costumes.
Fernanda Gattinoni liked so much the costumes with a fluid and vertical form she made for the movie that at practically the same time, she was inspired by the protagonist of War & Peace to dedicate the collection Natascia to the empire style.
Audrey Hepburn was the first customer of the collection and ordered no less than five dresses and one coat. From that time, she became one of the most assiduous customers of the house. Nevertheless, even if a trusting relationship existed between the two women, they never really became friends.
“She was too perfect and I don’t like perfect people” claimed Fernanda Gattinoni later. Despite this, the great designer always recognized the incomparable elegancy of the actress: “She had an exceptional physique. Tall and thin, all the dresses she wore became essentials and luminous like a jewel.”
Again, a huge thank you to Castor for sharing all these wonderful pictures with us. If you like what you've seen, please leave a comment with your thanks!
4 comments:
Oh, someone beat me to it! I went yesterday with Richard around 4pm and have some pictures as well. :-) Guess those will go on A1. lol
I loved looking through the photographs. It felt like I was there. Thank you!
LOVE the photos! How amazing to get to go see the exhibit! I do have one thing to say though, regarding the last, little paragraph-- The quote from Gattinoni: "She was too perfect and I don't like perfect people". How could you not love Audrey? Watching her films, you almost feel like you know her and like you could have been friends, because she was kind to everyone. I think that's part of her charm. Oh well, too bad for Gattinoni, I guess!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos!
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