Grid Expectations

This is actually a frame out of the caramel dance I was doing in Etoile, lol.  I’m still messing about with the slow-mo and freeze frame stuff.

There’s an Audrey Hepburn fashion challenge going on at Snapzilla, courtesy of Second Style magazine.  Being the incredibly anal perfectionist that I sometimes am, I obsessively read up on Audrey Hepburn for like several days.

I obviously already knew who Audrey Hepburn was, of course, but all of what I knew was just casually obtained infomation accumulated throughout my life thus far.  At the risk of sounding like a complete tool, I wanted to learn more about her so that I could somehow mentally “distill” her into just a few choice adjectives, to help me decide what look of hers would inspire my own outfit submission to the challenge.  The impression I was left with was that of a woman who was graceful, charming, intelligent, fresh, classy, timeless, and above all, confident.  If she had ever at any time felt pressured to conform to the more voluptuous Hollywood starlet look that was in during her beginning years in film, she never showed it — she smartly forged ahead with a look that she knew worked for her, and stuck to it throughout her entire lifetime without being a fashion slave and bowing to whatever trend that developed.

She always kept her delicate features in center stage:  her face was always framed nicely with fringed bangs, demure ponytails, and classy updos.  The lines of her clothing were always clean, long lines that suited her small frame; she favored items like sheaths, capri pants, and A skirts that accentuated her dancer’s build.  The build and style of her fashion choices were always simple but enriched with gorgeous details.

Soooo… based on all this, I thought I’d take my inspiration from that dance scene she had in the movie Funny Face.  It’s like pure Audrey — the outfit is incredibly simple, just skinny black pants with a long-armed black shirt and flats, and yet it shows off her slender build and allows her to move like the dancer that she is.  The clothing could easily look a tad morose on someone else, but on her it was fresh and fun.

I haven’t made up my mind about submitting one of the photos of this outfit (I’ve taken quite a bit, lol) as my response to the fashion challenge, though.  I’m still wrangling with the thought of wearing a little black dress, instead.  :p