![]() She is delusional, insecure and yet somehow equally naïve and cunning. Holly Golightly, in either variation, is an odd choice for an icon. Instead, it is the situations she faces, and the way in which her story is told, that create two wildly different stories about one very interesting woman. From book to film Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Truman Capote, 1958 and Blake Edwards, 1961) takes a radical turn, but what’s interesting is that Holly herself (played by Audrey Hepburn in the film) is unchanged. Whether on the page or on the screen, Holly is the embodiment of the charming, elusive woman every single girl imagines herself to be. ![]() Fabulous, single icons have been few and far between, but it is without question that Holly Golightly is the icon against which all others are measured. ![]() Before average, urban, single women were dreaming of taking on life with a cosmo in hand and Manolo-clad feet, they were coveting a life of oversized sunglasses and profitable trips to the powder room. ![]()
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