{"product_id":"audrey-the-50s-isbn-9780062472069","title":"Audrey: The 50s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning photographic compilation showcasing Audrey Hepburn’s iconic career in the 1950s—the decade that solidified her place as one of the world’s greatest stars in film and fashion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted to her most influential decade, \u003cem\u003eAudrey: The 50s\u003c\/em\u003e brings together in one volume the allure and elegance that made Audrey Hepburn the most iconic figure in modern fashion history. Photographed during the early days of her career, both on the sets of Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Funny Face, and other classic films, and in fashion photo shoots by top photographers who adored and immortalized her, these beautiful black-and-white and color images radiate with Audrey’s waifish charm, ethereal beauty, and effortless style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned author, curator and photographic preservationist David Wills has carefully selected this collection of two hundred museum-quality photos that capture Audrey in her prime as never before. \u003cem\u003eAudrey: The 50s\u003c\/em\u003e displays this star at her brightest, and brings her legacy into perfect focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the highlights:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare and classic images digitally restored from vintage photographic prints, original studio negatives and transparencies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever-before-seen publicity photos, scene stills and work shots from the sets of \u003cem\u003eRoman Holiday, Sabrina, Funny Face, Love in the Afternoon,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Nun’s Story.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreviously unpublished \"posed candids\" of Audrey at home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautifully restored advertisements, fan magazine layouts, international film posters and lobby cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuotes from photographers, directors, and costars, including William Holden, Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, Billy Wilder, King Vidor, William Wyler, Edith Head, Hubert de Givenchy, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, and Audrey herself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eHollywood’s most beloved ingénue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the films that made her famous to the photographers who immortalized her, Audrey: The 50s brings the actress’s legacy into perfect focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time of absolute glamour, no one embodied 1950s Hollywood quite like Audrey Hepburn. In this, her most distinguished decade, Hepburn’s influence on fashion and film was ubiquitous—and everlasting. Gamine, doe-eyed, and irresistibly endearing, Hepburn delighted cinema audiences in classics like \u003cem\u003eRoman Holiday, Sabrina, Funny Face\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Nun’s Story\u003c\/em\u003e. These films, along with the many magazine covers she graced and the photographers who adored capturing her charm, catapulted the sophisticated Hepburn to superstardom, placing her among the acting elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the world’s largest private archives of original Audrey Hepburn photographs, renowned curator and photographic preservationist David Wills presents a stunning collection of images from Hepburn’s most iconic period, accompanied by an insightful introduction and quotes from Hepburn’s costars, directors, designers, photographers, and work associates. With more than 200 rare and classic images of Hepburn in character, on set, at home, behind the scenes, at award shows and photo shoots—some of which are being shown here for the first time and many digitally restored from their original photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies—Wills brings the 1950s back to life. Showcasing her glamour and incomparable style, \u003cem\u003eAudrey: The 50s\u003c\/em\u003e is a luxe testament to the actress’s timeless appeal and celebrates her enduring legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The new must-have book for Audrey Hepburn fans” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“...the Hollywood screen legend like we’ve never seen her before.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888423039205,"sku":"NP9780062472069","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062472069.jpg?v=1730229057","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/audrey-the-50s-isbn-9780062472069","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}