Audrey Hepburn is Friday's Fun Fearless Female

"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."

-Audrey Hepburn“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

-Audrey Hepburn

"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others."

-Audrey Hepburn

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."

-Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn is the Patron Saint of Pink is My Signature Color. Not only because she was beautiful and a style icon and a talented actress. But because of quotes like these. I could go on and on about how much I love Audrey and all of the reasons why, but I think the quotes are explanation enough. That doesn't mean I won't try to pay her some kind of tribute with this blog entry.

Have you every seen "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? How about "Sabrina" or "My Fair Lady"? They are all absolute masterpieces and throughout all of them it is next to impossible to notice anyone other than Audrey.

Did you know that Truman Capote, who wrote the novella which "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is based on, wanted Marilyn Monroe for the part of Holly Golightly? But Audrey worked hard and got the part and it is difficult to imagine anybody else playing it with such whit, depth and charm.

Audrey was beautiful inside and out. As a child she lived in German-occupied Holland during World War II. Her war-time experiences inspired her to work with UNICEF and eventually become their Goodwill Ambassador. She worked for children throughout the world to protect their rights and advocate for their survival, development and protection.

Audrey is an example of all the things many of us hope to be. She was graceful--she was trained as a ballerina, but due to her malnutrition during the war and the fact that she was fairly tall (5'7") she was determined not to be a candidate for "prima ballerina". Instead she settled on being a Academy Award Winning Actress. She also aged gracefully; take a look at this picture of an older Audrey:Could she be any more beautiful? If only actresses in this day and age didn't use so much botox, we would still get to see mature beauty like this in Hollywood.
What would a tribute to Audrey Hepburn be without making mention of her status as a style icon? My style motto has always been to dress in a way that is not automatically identifiable with a decade. Audrey started doing that in the 1950s. She is most definitely my personal style icon. I mean, come on: As Stacey London would say, Shut up!

She had the kind of classic style that endures, yet she broke ground and did things that other actresses hadn't done.
Like making flats fashionable.

My feet thank you, Audrey.

But she also understood when it was time to turn it out with wedge heels, white shorts, and a hot plaid shirt.She's so awesome.
And then there's the oft-emulated monochromatic look she was so fond of.She was also a fan of turtlenecks, which is just made of win in my book. Mostly because I'm looking for any excuse to call my never-dying love of turtlenecks a fashion statement. I think it's clear that Audrey is an example of class, timeless beauty and elegance, and someone to strive to be more like.

I will leave you with one final thought on why Audrey is the Patron Saint of Pink is My Signature Color:

She knew that when all else fails, dance.

Thanks for being such an inspiration Audrey!

There are some other folks I need to acknowledge at this point, because I have now been blogging for a whole year and this is my 200th blog. For those of you who know me, you will understand that this shows quite a bit of uncharacteristic commitment on my part. I have always been one to start a journal with the intention of writing in it every day, only to find it under my bed and realize I haven't written in it in three months. I have to say I'm proud of myself for continuing to blog and I hope to be blogging a year from now.

The majority of these people will never read this, but that's okay--I just want to acknowledge their awesomeness. I know that there is no way that I would still be doing this blog if it weren't for Stephenie Meyer who wrote the fabulous Twilight Saga which has kept me so entertained over the last year, so props to her and the whole cast of Twilight for keeping me committed and interested in something for this long. I'd also like to thank a few of the many bloggers who continue to inspire me and make me giggle my way through the work day--Michael K over at D Listed, Ree at The Pioneer Woman, Brandi at Just a Simple Girl with a Dream, Mandy at Pants Design and Greer over at Stoneybrookite. You should check all of these blogs out for wonderful tales of Cheeto Casseroles, dropping panties in coffins, a parody of Steel Magnolias called Tin Petunias, Bits of awesomeness and Twilight news (and even Twilight crafts), and an in-depth discussion of whether Ed McGill (Stacey's dad from the Baby-Sitter's Club series) was secretly a millionaire.

I'd like to thank everyone who continues to read my blog. I know there is no way that every topic is interesting to everyone, but I appreciate the fact that my family and friends continue to read it. Hopefully a few other people find it interesting as well.

Thanks again for reading!

Love,

Elle Bunny