Once upon a time I sat in front of my VCR (remember those?) with a videotape of "Sabrina" and paused to sketch every outfit Audrey Hepburn wore. That served as inspiration from my favorite actress in one of my favorite movies.
Anne Keenan Higgins wrote and illustrated "Fictionally Fabulous", a sweet, small book (6"x7 3/4") that illustrates and describes clothes of many characters we love to love in film and television. Besides Sabrina there are two more of Audrey's—Jo in "Funny Face" and Holly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Subjects range from 1929's "Pandora's Box" with Louise Brooks as Lulu to 2015's "Scandal" with Tarajii P. Henson as Cookie Lyon.
Along the way are visits with Lucy, Laura, Annie, Patricia, Carrie, Lady Mary—a total of 35 memorable make-believe style icons. Some receive a longer treatment, like Jenny Cavalleri in "Love Story":
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| Ali MacGraw with Ryan O'Neal |
Others picture that seminal look. Who didn't love the polka dot dress in "Pretty Woman"??
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| Julia Roberts with Richard Gere |
"Fictionally Fabulous" is still available on Amazon at a nice price ($8.68 when last checked). This was a gift from a lovely friend, and would be a lovely gift to anyone, even yourself.
wish we had thought of that....dg
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