Why Givenchy's Orange Coat for Breakfast at Tiffany's is My Favourite Audrey Fashion Moment
You know the coat---she wore it OVER her famous little black dress to "select" jewelry at Tiffany's in the immortal fashion movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.
She was really having fun with leading man George Pepppard
Givenchy gave Audrey Hepburn real power with her orange coat. In the more famous look, the "little black dress (now LBD)", a bit of salacious shade is thrown onto the screen as party girl Audrey jumps out of bed, miraculously throws on the perfect LBD (which is somehow next to her bed), and slips into the perfect black heels-- which are miraculously under her bed. We somehow have managed to forget that Audrey was a call girl in this hallowed fashion film! But in Givenchy's orange coat, she is protected, secure and truly joyous.
This will never take away from the magnificence of this image. However, Audrey's screen power came when she donned the orange coat.
Tiffany's took her seriously, too!
So here is Little Missy's Advice: it comes from a San Francisco girl who owns a lot of coats because it's COLD in this town! Wear a great coat whenever you can. This orange coat has been copied more times than nearly any other garment. Its staying power is for real. Wear a great coat, ladies, and so will be yours!
Love Little Missy
