With Oscar here- take a look at two Iconic gowns from the movies GIGI and SABRINA.
Gigi- Leslie Caron, gown designed by Cecil Beaton (My Fair Lady)
Sabrina-Audrey Hepburn~ gown by Hubert de Givenchy
Audrey Hepburn~ gown by Hubert de Givenchy Oscar Nominations for GIGI
- Academy Award for Best Picture (winner)
- Academy Award for Best Director (Vincente Minnelli, winner)
- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner, winner)
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction (E. Preston Ames, F. Keogh Gleason, Henry Grace, and William A. Horning, winners)
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Joseph Ruttenberg, winner)
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Cecil Beaton, winner)
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Adrienne Fazan, winner)
- Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (André Previn, winner)
- Best Music, Song ("Gigi" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, winners)
- Academy Honorary Award (Maurice Chevalier, winner)
What you might not know: Gigi is adapted from 1944 novella by French author Colette. The film has long been compared to My Fair Lady- Audrey Hepburn was offered the role but declined.
Leslie Caron and Louis Jordan in Gigi
Oscar Nominations for SABRINA
- Best Director - Billy Wilder
- Best Actress - Audrey Hepburn
- Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) - (Art Direction) Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler; (Set Decoration) Sam Comer and Ray Moyer
- Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Charles Lang, Jr.
What you might not know: All of Audrey Hepburn's costumes for SABRINA were designed by Hubert de Givenchy and selected by Hepburn. Though Edith Head accepted the Oscar she refused to give credit to or share the award with Givenchy. Edith Head refused to be shown alongside Givenchy in the credits, so she was given credit for the costumes, although the Academy's votes were obviously for Hepburn's attire.
OH Edith- Shame on You!
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden in Sabrina
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer - a beautiful photograph with Hepburn and her husband in a candid moment wearing Givenchy.
It is always fascinating to see fashion that takes its inspiration from movies. I can't say Marchesa was directly inspired by Sabrina or Beaton's Gigi, but the influences are there.
Marchesa gown from the 2009 Spring collection
Georgina Chapman wearing her own design (Town and Country March 2009)
photograph by Joshua Jordan
photograph by Joshua Jordan
detail of the Marchesa gown
Photograph by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America
Photograph by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America
Photograph by Marcio Madeira
Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman, the designers at Marchesa ( photograph William Mebane)
Marchesa inspiration collage ( photo by William Mebane for The New York Times)
Georgina Chapman in Marchesa- photographed by Joshua Jordan for T&C
"The Very PINK of PERFECTION." (Oliver Goldsmith)
Cameron Diaz believes in it, especially for the Red Carpet.
Diaz in Chanel at the 2009 Golden Globes
Chanel dress detail (image socialitelife.com)
Diaz in PINK Dior
Dior
