The story takes place in 1953, when Audrey Hepburn visited french womenswear designer Hubert de Givenchy's studio in Paris while filming Sabrina to discuss the possibility of him designing dresses for the film.
According to his recollection, Audrey was "a very thin person with beautiful eyes, short hair, thick eyebrows, very small pants, ballet shoes, and a small T-shirt." She wears a straw hat boatman's hat on her head, and a red ribbon is tied around the hat."
Audrey Hepburn in one of Givenchy's works in 1955
He declined her invitation to design for her, telling her "No, miss, I can't design clothes for you".
Hepburn was not dissuaded, but invited Givenchy to dinner.
By the end of that night before 1953, the womenswear designer was said to have been captivated by her, or, in his words, conquered by "her beauty, personality, and spirit of lightness."
Thus began a creative friendship that lasted until Hepburn's death in 1993.
Eating croissants in front of Tiffany (screen), from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany
"She convinced me how lucky I was to accept that," Givenchy said.
Known for her timelessness and elegance, the creative mind behind the British film star's most famous styling will be the Aristocratic Designer of France.
Hepburn, who will be Givenchy's muse and friend for more than 40 years, said: "He was the only thing I wore. He's not just a fashion designer, he's a creator of personality. ”
Hepburn and Givenchy wear wedding dresses designed by French fashion designers for the film Funny Faces (1957).
The relationship between the two people has also changed from strange to patron, to friend, and finally to a friend. Givenchy once said to Hepburn, I am willing to do anything for you.
He loved her, and everyone knew it, and he made a special perfume for her called "Forbidden", which she used only for the first three years, and since then Audrey Hepburn has used only this perfume:
Hepburn went through three marriages, and Givenchy never married.
Hepburn suffered from cancer in his later years and wanted to return to Switzerland, but due to illness he was unable to fly on a regular plane.
Givenchy used a private jet to send Hepburn back to Switzerland, and at the moment Hepburn boarded the plane, she was greeted by flowers full of planes, and she burst into tears: "Only he, always remembers my preferences, treats me as a little girl to pet."
Givenchy replied, "Because you are the most important person in my life." ”
Before Hepburn died, leaving Givenchy a coat, she said: When you feel lonely, put on this coat, as if I were hugging you tightly.
Audrey Hepburn wore a floor-to-earth white floral Givenchy dress at the 1959 Academy Awards; she won the award for her role on Roman Holiday
In 1993, Hepburn left forever. And her coffin bearer, in addition to her husband and son, is Givenchy.