If you missed it the first time around, here's part one of the costume tips. I've found even more great items to put together a really fantastic Audrey Hepburn or Holly Golightly costume, so keep reading!
1. Opera gloves. How could you forget opera gloves? If you'd really like to look classy, try to find some above the elbow length gloves, which make for a more formal, elegant look. I've found some beautiful satin gloves in a vast array of colours, so you can do black for Holly Golightly or white/cream for a Princess Ann or Eliza Doolittle look.
2. Ballet flats. You can pair pretty much everything with ballet flats and automatically be 50% cuter. Works well with any little black dress and is a more comfortable alternative to heels, especially if you're going to be on your feet all night. Paired with some capris or skinny pants, it looks more stylish and put together than sneakers but not as fancy as heels would. They were Audrey's shoe of choice throughout her life!
3. Little black dresses. Earlier I had left you on your own by telling you to hit the pavement and shop around at local boutiques. Wasn't very helpful, was it? After lots of scouring, I've found a few little black dresses that happen to be affordable and the perfect Audrey style. You can either do a shorter, knee-length dress for a more casual affair, or I've found a longer formal gown if you really wanted to go all out and do the beginning credits Holly Golightly with pearls, updo and a cup of coffee (which I am completely leaving up to you to find).
4. Pearls. I honestly don't know if anyone makes an exact replica of Audrey's multi-strand pearl necklace with the rhinestone pendant, but what you can do is nab a strand of long pearls and a rhinestone brooch. Wind the pearls around a couple of time to make a thick multi-strand set like Holly's, pin the pendant front and center and voila! Instant Holly Golightly.
5. Cigarette holder. I don't know about you, but I know quite a few people (myself included) that have been looking for a cigarette holder for ages! Today I've found two that would suit Audrey Hepburn equally well. The first is an extra long gold ciggie holder, just like the one she waves around at her out of control party in Breakfast at Tiffany's. The second is a smaller, black holder, and may be a bit easier to handle in crowded situations. It's also the sort of ciggie holder she used in real life.
*Bonus* To go along with your fabulous cigarette holder, you can also have fake cigarettes that smoke like the real thing!
6. Skinny black pants and a turtleneck. Who says you have to be Holly Golightly to be Audrey Hepburn? Thanks to the exposure of the Gap commercials last year, pretty much everyone knows that an all black beatnik outfit with white socks and black loafers equals a funky dancing Audrey Hepburn as Jo Stockton. This costume is so versatile and comfortable it will quickly become a wardrobe staple.
You can find more pictures of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly here, and pictures of Audrey as Jo Stockton in Funny Facehere.
You can also find all of the accessories listed above, plus the items mentioned in the first costume post, here.
In the midst of Paris Fashion Week and all the new collections coming out for fall 2007, it's nice to hear that Audrey Hepburn is still alive and well on the catwalks. In spite (or because?) of Gap's usage of her last year, women everywhere still aspire to her cigarette trousers, little black dresses, large glasses, and all around aura of sophistication and class. Bend Weekly has an article discussing Audrey's lasting power in the world of fashion and even provide a checklist to make sure you have all the Audrey essentials in your closet. Remember, Holly Golightly had a small, bare closet in her flat, but she still managed to always look smashing. If she can do it, you can do it.
Also of interest is the fact that Marni Nixon, the singer who dubbed about 95% of Audrey's vocals in My Fair Lady, is onstage in New York in a new revival of the show as Mrs. Higgins. She doesn't sing in this show, but most reviewers have been noting that it's refreshing to see her onstage for once, as opposed to always being stashed in the wings. You can read more about the new show here.
If any of you ladies out there were interested in Gap's Audrey Skinny Pants but were put off by the $48.00 price tag, you may be in luck now! Gap.com has a sale on The Audrey Hepburn™ twill cropped pant. If you are a size 8, 18 or 20 (in Gap sizing), then you can order a pair through the website for only $19.99. Click here to go straight to the Audrey page, but make sure to check their sizing chart before buying! They tend to size a bit differently.
Because January is a slow month, a list has come out with the top 5 Iconic Hairstyles. Audrey's famous pineapple 'do from Breakfast at Tiffany's came in at #3. The other wavemakers (har har) on the list included Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, and Bob Marley. If you're really interested, the whole article can be found here.
And lately it seems as if even Audrey Hepburn herself couldn't help save Gap. Their last quarter sales seemed to have been terribly bad, and lately the news is filled with personnel changes. There's even talk that Gap may be sold! This latest article talks about a higher-up leaving the company for greener pastures, and what may be in store for the troubled chain.
Thanks to chipmunkalvyne of The Audrey Hepburn Circle for discovering this tasty treat: an Audrey-themed chocolate bar!
I haven't been able to find much information on it yet, so I wonder if the chocolate is Belgian or Swiss. ;) If you can't make it out on my resized picture, there's a glamour quiz on the wrapper, which tells you how glamorous you are (or aren't), and how to act accordingly. I'm embarrassed to tell you my results, so I'll let you just take the quiz for yourself. Results can be found here.
The National Trust's Fox Talbot Museum will have an exhibit on the art of the portrait, and Audrey's face will be featured! While the article doesn't have a whole lot of information, it does say that Cecil Beaton's photography will be featured, so more likely than not, Audrey's images will be the My Fair Lady set shoots she did with Beaton during lunch breaks. If you're in the area and would like more information on the museum and exhibit, you can find hours and fees here.
Lastly, some Washington Post writers came up with their top 10 lists for the Best of 2006: Music. Surprisingly, AC/DC's pairing with Jo Stockton's modern dance from Funny Face made the first list at #5! You can see the rest of that list, along with the other writers' lists here.
Update: The sharp-eyed Lotta found that the chocolate is indeed Italian.
There's a pretty modest review of They All Laughedhere -- I like how the rating is "polite applause" -- but it does give a good background on the movie and make me more curious to finally see it myself.
The next article up is actually pretty random throughout, but about three-quarters of the way down it suddenly talks about Audrey's Gap ads and gives ideas on how to incorporate other classic movies into commercials. Some of it is pretty funny, and since it's still slow news, it seems worth sharing. Scroll down until you find the paragraph that starts with "Several months ago" and go from there. Click here to read it.And lastly, I guess the Taschen book Audrey Hepburn: Taschen Movie Icons is out. I say "I guess" because an exact release date was never given, just November 2006. And the Amazon page says it will ship from 1-3 weeks for the US, maybe the same for Japan. It's still not available in Canada (in French), though, and apparently not available in the UK (though they can now get Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years, lucky beasts!), and is already available in France.
I'm sorry I didn't get around to posting last night, but I was hard at work. I've found a new way to get higher quality screengrabs, and while the process takes about three times as long, the pictures themselves are about a thousand times better and so worth it. Which means I'll eventually have to go back and re-grab Charade and Breakfast at Tiffany's, but not just yet. Here's the link to the new gallery, and here's a sneak preview:What do you think?
There is really and truly nothing new to report in Audrey news, which is surprising. The latest stories are usually about Gap sales falling 7% despite Audrey's commercials, or Halloween costumes or Treasures.Judging by the contest poll results so far, it's pretty safe to say that the next contest prize is going to be the new 3-disc Gardens of the World set. Does no one read anymore? ;) So probably in the next week I'll put up the contest itself (once I figure out what we're going to do), then the contest itself will last two weeks, like the last one. Would it be easier on everyone if I started up a mailing list to keep them up to date on the contests?Also, I forgot to note it in the first contest, but all contests are open to anyone in the world. If you have a mailbox or some other way of getting a package delivered to you, then you're eligible to play. Let me worry about shipping, you just worry where you're going to put your new prize. :)
There's a short article talking about Audrey's newfound popularity, especially with the recent Gap ads and the new Treasures book. It's very short (I've told you pretty much all that's in it already), but you can see the full article here.
Next up, thanks to the Audrey Hepburn Circle, I've found that the Gardens of the World miniseries now has their own website up! It's a very Audrey-centric site, and goes more into detail on what's in the new special edition DVD set, but the best part is Audrey's full written introduction to the original series and an interview with her about the series. All in all it's a nice site and definitely worth sharing, so click here to visit for yourself.
The last news article of the day is pretty interesting, actually. According to the New York Post's gossip column, 200 replicas of Audrey's multi-strand pearl necklace from Breakfast at Tiffany's were made and sold for charity. Natalie Portman is supposedly wearing one on the Harper's cover (though it's hard to tell, since you only see the back, just like the dress and the rest of Natalie), and the proceeds went to City of Joy, the same charity that stands to benefit when the B@T dress is sold. Someone's doing well this year! Click here to read the whole story. Below is a high definition picture of the Harper's cover, minus some of the annoying text:
Has anyone seen any alternate pictures of Natalie in the dress and necklace, preferably from the front? It's sort of annoying that they've only shot her from the back.
So I just got an email from the Children's Fund (don't get huffy, I'm on the mailing list just like a million other people are), and they're finally offering The Audrey Hepburn Treasures for sale on their website like they did when Sean's Elegant Spirit came out. But unlike Elegant, Treasures is not signed, so please make note of that. It's also selling at full price ($49.95 US), so I personally think you're better off at Amazon. And don't worry about hurting the Children's Fund, since they published the book anyway and will get the writer's cut.
What's better than that, though, is the fact that they've finally updated the events page! Now you can see what they're doing. They kind of cheated by entering stuff from the more recent past that hadn't been up before, but here's the link to the events page (now with pictures!), and for the lazy amongst you, here's a list of their upcoming events:
November 4, 2006 Audrey Hepburn will receive the Lifetime Humanitarian Rose Award at a gala being held at Kensington Palace in London, England. The honor is being given by the People's Princess Charitable Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in memory or Princess Diana, whose mission it is to raise funds for charities around the world using the Princess' collection of dresses it owns and which annually recognizes, "extraordinary individuals."
November 28, 2006 The 2006 Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award will be presented at UNICEFS's annual Snowflake Gala in New York City. Established in 2004, past recipients include Sir Roger Moore, Pamela Fiori and special award recipients Bob Geldof, Bono and One org.
2007 Timeless Audrey Exhibit – European Tour After an 18 month, 10 city tour of Japan, Timeless Audrey, the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund traveling exhibit on the life and career of Audrey Hepburn, will launch its multi-city, multi-country European tour. Funds from the exhibit, created to benefit UNICEF's "All Children In School" educational initiative, help to provide 120,000,000 children with quality basic education.
No offense to the Europeans, but I'm pretty cheesed about that last entry. The exhibit was supposed to come to America this year (2006) and tour, and that would be the last stop. So you guys took our Audrey time! Completely not fair, unless I make a trip . . . well, thinking about it. Still, it was pretty mean of them to tell me about the American leg and get a lot of people's hopes up.
Also, there are a few new items in their shop for your shopping pleasure. Besides the two books they have up, there's also new UNICEF postcards, a DVD called "The Children of the Tsunami" (remember their big fundraising when the tsunami hit?), the t-shirts from before, the world music CD, and finally the Christmas cards with Audrey's drawings.
Moving on, I found an article that's really very funny. It talks about the upcoming dress auction, and as long as you're dreaming about buying it -- let alone wearing it! -- this article will help you choose some jewelry to go along with the priceless dress.
Next up is an article about Audrey's new wave of popularity, and while the author seems to admit that the Gap ads were crass and a bit silly, nothing could really hurt Audrey's image and it does well to promote her to new generations. It talks about her continuing popularity and her timelessness, and can be read in full here.
Lastly, here's yet another article talking about the Gap commercials, but this piece morphs into a review for Spoto's book. It says Spoto's book is formulaic, but gives a mini-biography of Audrey as well as some good quotes. One that's been pointed out in the Audrey Hepburn Circle is, "Humanitarian means human welfare and responding to human suffering -- that's what politics should be about, ideally." You can read the full story here.
Thankfully my home didn't decide to burn down (yet), so I was able to get up 229 pictures for you! This gallery is just miscelaneous pictures from throughout the 1950s, like modeling pictures and candids. You can go straight to the gallery by clicking here, if you'd like.
Next up, someone finally got the 60 second Gap commercial back on You Tube! I'll always kick myself for not downloading it right away. The sound isn't quite synched up at the beginning, but I'll take what I can get right now.
Edit: video has been removed from YouTube
I found a review of the new They All Laughed DVD on USA Today, and they didn't seem to care about it too much. It rated 2 1/2 stars out of four, and no bonus features are listed. (The only ones I know about so far are a commentary with director Peter Bogdanovich and an interview with him and fellow director/fan Wes Anderson.) You can see their review here, about halfway down the page.
And lastly, Ray-Ban is bringing back some classic shades. The Wayfarers, worn in many classic movies like The Blues Brothers and Breakfast at Tiffany's, is going to come back from the dead, for the price of $129. There's apparently going to be a pretty big media blitz to stir up more interest in the shades (and to try and get away with their major price inflation), so maybe we'll see some more use of Audrey in ad campaigns? The most important part of the story is here, but if you want to read more, you'll have to subscribe to The Wall Street Journal. Lame.
P.S. I'm having trouble deciding what I want to give away in the next contest, so maybe you could help us out! There's a poll on the contests page, so vote on what you'd like to see given away next. If you want to suggest something that's not listed, simply click on the "something not listed here" button, then drop us a line saying what you would like to see. We'll take all suggestions seriously, as long as you don't suggest us buying the Breakfast at Tiffany's dress and then giving it away. Don't you dare! :)
I found another short article on Natalie Portman wearing Audrey's Breakfast at Tiffany's dress (actually, one Audrey didn't wear), which you can find here. It has a couple more pictures of Nat in the dress, including a full-length which shows her wearing ugly shoes. They look like deck shoes, but with a heel. Ick.
The next article is actually about Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo. Audrey discovered him early in her career and was a loyal customer (he was responsible for a great deal of her chic flats, which are still wildly popular today), and after building a large celebrity clientele, he is being honored on Rodeo Drive. His name on a plaque will be added to other famous designers on a sculpture at the corner of Rodeo and Dayton Way. You can see more information here.
Lastly, here's a quick article on the two latest Audrey books out (though it wrongly cites Audrey Hepburn: A Life In Pictures as a new book). What makes it worth pointing out, though, is the beginning of the article, which speculates that maybe the reason why Audrey is still so popular today, and is even experiencing a revival after the Gap exposure, is because she's such a breath of fresh air after hearing about the Paris Hiltons of the world for so long. Maybe the public is tired of looking, reading, and listening to trash and would rather see a rose. Here's a hint, though: if you ignore her and stop paying her to appear places, she will disappear. And if I have to tell you that I'm talking about Paris and not Audrey, then you're at the wrong website, buddy. The full article is here.
P.S. I'm sorry I didn't get to post any picture galleries today. Maybe after work tomorrow. :)
If you were planning on being Holly Golightly for Halloween, then this article comes just in time! And even if you were planning to go as Audrey, admit it: it's Audrey as Holly, right? Because that's the one costume everyone will know. It's okay, I've done that, too. ;)
Next up is an offshoot of a rather crass (but highly relevant) list from Forbes: the top earning dead celebrities. Audrey isn't on the top 13, thankfully, but she is mentioned in this video talking about dead celebrities hawking goods, and why exactly companies use old footage of well-known actors to shill their goods. Unfortunately, there are some annoying commercials in the video and you'll just have to stop it yourself after the interview is over, because it just keeps going and going.
After that comes yet another thing I want to roll my eyes at. Marni Nixon came out with a book last month called I Could Have Sung All Night: My Story. No wonder she's been making so many local commercials about her dubbing work! I'm annoyed, of course, because she's a big reason why the whole My Fair Lady controversy just won't die down, and why people, some Julie Andrews fans in particular, hold a grudge against Audrey. For the last time, she had no idea she was going to be dubbed until it was late in filming, and even recorded most of her songs herself before someone let it slip. Jack Warner had actually wanted to keep it under wraps indefinitely and not let Audrey know (though she wasn't stupid and would have realized what was happening after the first note), but it was leaked and Marni was pushing to be credited. There! And now Marni's making a new living off of being other, more famous people's voices, even though two of them (Audrey and Natalie Wood, who had both sung with their own voices in other movies) were not aware that they were going to be dubbed. You weren't the only one that was used, Marni. Get over it.
Well, now that Lotta and Carl have won the first contest, the news has slowed to a crawl (though if Carl doesn't claim his prize soon, I might redraw for it!). I guess the Gap commercials being over has really dried up the flow for a while . . . until the dress goes on auction and more books come out.But I have found one article that hasn't been rehashed a million times that is a pretty good read. It talks about the lame excuse for role models in American society today and how their complete ignorance of fashion (and even of dressing themselves) is reflecting on young girls and young women and making us into a nation of tarts. Here's my favourite line:
What ever happened to the era of chic, the era of Audrey Hepburn, when women acted and dressed like ladies? Many women prattle on and on about how the sexual revolution liberated them -- and yet they still feel compelled to attract male attention by dressing badly. That's slavery, not liberation.
You can read the whole article here, and even if these sorts of articles aren't your cup of tea, please take the last sentence of the article to heart. It seems to have been forgotten lately in society.
Well folks, the first Fab Audrey contest ended last night at 11:59 (to avoid semantics arguments about which midnight counts on which day). A big thank you to everyone who entered, and a heads up saying that winners will be notified sometime today.
And news is suddenly slow on Audrey, if you don't count all the repeat articles making their rounds. The only shareable thing I've found lately is an article on gossip site Defamer, talking about new technology that will make it possible to take old, possibly dead celebrities and make them act in completely new ways in new movies. So if you thought cutting and pasting Audrey from Funny Face was bad, or Fred Astaire dancing with a vacuum cleaner was blasphemous, then just wait until people start to take advantage of this new technique. I can't even bring myself to cite bad examples, because they just might come true. Can you think of any future Audrey horror stories? (Okay, I'll submit one: since Jennifer Love Hewitt claims to be such a big fan [though she stopped mentioning Audrey once The Audrey Hepburn Story was in the can], imagine her helping Audrey "cross over" on Ghost Whisperer, while Audrey praises Hewitt and her ego to the sky. Is that bad enough?) Here's the full article.
I think this is the first time I've heard Sean Ferrer talking about Donald Spoto's biography Enchanted, and why he chose not to be involved in The Audrey Hepburn Treasures. The article talks briefly about why Spoto decided to toss his hat into the ring, since so many biographies on Audrey already exist, and turns from there to a phone interview with Sean from his Children's Fund office in Santa Monica. I think this quote is the most telling:
Sean said he had been aware of his mother's extramarital affairs, so Spoto's book would be no surprise for him.
Does this include the Robert Anderson affair? And if so, does he know about Anderson's book about the affair already? I'm about a quarter of the way through it so far, but my assistant has skipped ahead, and the book is, um, pretty steamy. I certainly know I wouldn't want to read that about my own mother. Anyway, the full article can be found here.
The next item is kind of silly, and flogging a dead horse, now that the Gap ads are done. But here's a member of an older generation giving her take on the commercials and why she likes them.
Next up is a short You Tube clip from Access Hollywood, which talks briefly (14 seconds, to be exact) about the B@T dress going up for auction and Natalie Portman wearing it for Bazaar. If you look closely, and if you've watched these clips already, then you'll notice that the interview was on the same day they paraded the dress around Tiffany's and had a press conference about the upcoming auction. There's also a new picture of her wearing the dress that I hadn't seen before.
(Picture found at natalieportman.com, hosted by moi. I hope they don't mind!)
And finally, more updates on the site. I've added a lot more quotes to the quotes page, both from Audrey and about her, and there's also a review of Funny Face up.
If you've been an Audrey fan for a while and can stretch your mind waaaaay back to January of 2005, then you might remember hearing about a few very rare German Audrey stamps that had surfaced. They were supposed to be a mass release, but Sean and Luca objected to the image that was chosen (Audrey as Holly Golightly, posed with her signature long black cigarette holder) after millions of stamps were printed. All but 10 stamps were destroyed, and the surviving 10 had been stolen from the post office's archives. It seems that 3 have surfaced, and one just sold as U.S. auction for $66,500! Here's a photo of the stamp:
It's a shame that Sean and Luca did reject these, since many people have said that they liked this design much better than the U.S. version, where she looks more than a bit sad. And you can't even see the cigarette . . . For the full story, click here.
Lastly, I have to wonder why people are really just now starting to write a lot about the Gap commercials. They're over! Gap has moved on to bigger and redder things. All the same, here's yet another article on the trend of digging up deceased celebrities to shill products, and a handy match-up guide so that future ad campaigns won't exhume the wrong body.
I've found a hilarious article by Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. He calls it a reverse ransom note, and he mercilessly harasses the Gap for using Audrey Hepburn to shill their terrible clothes, and for trying to force-feed a whole country of women a style that fits only a certain body type. There's lots of great quotable parts, but here's two highlights to pique your interest: "This makes one of the classiest actresses Hollywood has seen into the apparel industry equivalent of Ron Popeil," and "While it matters, legally, that her son OKd the ad campaign, it doesn't matter, morally."
If you've searched through You Tube lately for Audrey clips, then you know how many parodies are popping up of the Gap commercial. I've only posted one so far, with misgivings, and I feel the need to post another (with misgivings). Apparently Jay Leno got on the bandwagon (a bit late) and made his own parody of the commercial, and it's pretty . . . well, disturbing. See for yourself:
But on to better news, Rome is kicking off a new film festival right now, and while the original article mentioned Roman Holiday, it's not playing at the festival. Robin and Marian, however, is playing twice during the 8-day festival, once on Monday and again on Thursday. They're actually showing a huge amount of fims from all different time periods, and it's interesting to see what the line-up is, so here's the link straight to their program list. The official site for the festival is here, if you're interested. (Site is in Italian and English) Sean Connery is also at the event for a few days, but there's no special panel set up for Robin and Marian, alas. :(
This first article is yet another diatribe against the Gap ads, but I couldn't help but laugh at the first line: "Well, do a dance on Audrey Hepburn's grave." It's a good article, though, and worth the read. I somewhat agree with fans who say, "Well, at least it's introducing Audrey to a new generation of people," but when you read a couple of the stories in the article, you just have to wonder why exactly some people are interested in Audrey anyway. It also furthers the belief that she was only good for modeling clothes and encouraging girls to be thin (see rant below), and that the only movie of hers worth seeing (or even talking about) is Breakfast at Tiffany's. The whole article can be found here.
The next article talks about the Gap's next course of action, now that the month of Audrey has come and gone. Maybe paying the Children's Fund to use Audrey's image for the commercials opened their eyes to a new side of advertising, or maybe it was just the celebrity attention towards Darfur and Africa in general, but this month Gap's schtick is to unveil Gap Red. Gap Red is a separate line of clothes that are either all red or feature the colour and have inspirational messages. Half of the proceeds from the sales of this line go to the Global Fund, helping women and children infected with AIDS living in Africa. Now the AIDS epidemic is extremely bad in Africa, still spiraling out of control. I'll refrain from going into it too much here because it's a complex situation, but needless to say, it feels sort of strange coming from Gap. I told my second in command (who mainly runs the MySpace page and upcoming podcasts, when not distracting me from my share of the work), and he said "That's odd. Why don't they just stop using sweatshops to make their clothes?" I'm not going to knock a charity, as long as it's legitimately doing its business and is not an excuse to funnel funds, but this just seems a little strange for the Gap. Especially since you can't find any evidence of this line of clothing on their regular website. I had to search for Gap Red, which takes you to the Gap, Inc. page dedicated to the line. I just hope it's not that hard to find the clothes in the actual stores.
Also, does anyone else find it disturbing that these clothes are actually made in Africa? Do they have to work for their relief money?
I thought this little gossip excerpt was funny, so I'll share it. Apparently Winona Ryder has a new film coming out called Sex and Death 101, and the director was asked why he chose Winona to play a psychopath. Below is the whole blurb, since it's short and funny:
Director Daniel Waters explained why he cast Winona Ryder in his forthcoming flick “Sex and Death 101.” “I needed a psychopath who was sweet, warm, and funny — and that’s basically Winona,” Waters told the new issue of Elle. “She’s like an Audrey Hepburn that’s been dropped off the table and has a crack in it.”
And if you really must see the source, it was taken from the very bottom of this page.
This next bit never ceases to get under my skin. I should have known it was coming when Gap decided to name their product "Skinny Pants" and stamp it over Audrey's exuberant face, but I somehow didn't think the backlash wouldn't be this big. Lots of women are complaining over "skinny" clothes. They say it's only flattering to a small percentage of model-like unreal women, and doesn't work on 98% of the population, aka Real Women. But the last time I checked, Real Women came in all sorts of shapes and sizes and were all unique. Real Women aren't mass-produced on a production line from a factory, they're all different and their differences make them real. Don't call Audrey or similar body types unreal because they don't look like you, or because they weigh less than a certain amount. You're not being real if you're going to exclude people over something like that -- the very thing you yourself are complaining about. It's very sad, really. People tend to forget that when Audrey first came onto the scene, there was pretty much one body type: voluptuous. Marilyn Monroe was called "Jell-o on a spring," to put it bluntly. Girls were padding their bras and hips to try and fit in, instead of being themselves. Audrey changed style by not conforming to this and accenuating what she did have. While a few misguided girls may think that an eating disorder will make them beautiful, this should not reflect on Audrey, models, or any other woman who happens to be on the slender side. If Real Women say they shouldn't be ashamed of their weight or measurements, then so-called Unreal Women shouldn't be ashamed either. Some people are naturally more on the thin side, and just as natural voluptuousness shouldn't be held against someone, natural thinness shouldn't, either. When you mock someone as being a stick or flat-chested, you're no better than the people you claim are calling you fat and demanding you lose weight. It's cruel and the worst part of humanity when people mock each other about things like this, but you don't help the matter any by turning around and doing the exact same thing to people who just happen to be at a different spot on the spectrum.
So my point is this: Real Women accept who they are and embrace what they have, making the most of it. Physically and otherwise. Fake women are the ones who try to get everyone else to bend and conform to them, and who mock other people for looking differently. Which are you?
