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Audrey The 60s

Audrey Hepburn charmed cinema audiences in the 1950s as a new type of screen presence - gamine doe-eyed and refreshingly casual. By the 1960s she had metamorphosed to become a trendsetting sophisticate achieving unrivalled status as an actress model movie star and champion for underprivileged children worldwide. Curator and archivist David Wills has amassed one of the world's largest private collections of original Audrey Hepburn photography. Now in Audrey: The 60s he has gathered a spectacular selection of work from her key photographers - much of it digitally restored from original negatives and transparencies - to create a truly breath-taking portfolio of images which pays homage to the most beloved and enduring style icon of the decade that changed everything. Among the highlights are:
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Audrey Hepburn charmed cinema audiences in the 1950s as a new type of screen presence
- gamine doe-eyed & refreshingly casual. By the 1960s she had metamorphosed to become a trendsetting sophisticate achieving unrivalled status as an actress model movie star & champion for underprivileged children worldwide. Curator & archivist David Wills has amassed one of the world's largest private collections of original Audrey Hepburn photography. Now in Audrey: The 60s he has gathered a spectacular selection of work from her key photographers
- much of it digitally restored from original negatives & transparencies
- to create a truly breath-taking portfolio of images which pays homage to the most beloved & enduring style icon of the decade that changed everything. Among the highlights are: * Never-before-seen on-set photography from some of Audrey Hepburn's most cherished movies including Breakfast at Tiffany's Charade My Fair Lady How to Steal a Million & Two for the Road; * Outtakes & rare images from fashion shoots some not seen since their original appearance in Vogue; * Previously unpublished work by photographers Bert Stern Cecil Beaton Douglas Kirkland William Klein Howell Conant Bob Willoughby Pierluigi Praturlon & many others. Pairing over two hundred stunning images with reflections & recollections from friends photographers designers close collaborators & Hepburn herself Audrey: The 60s is an unforgettable showcase of the actress's timeless beauty & extraordinarily influential style.

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