How to Have Hepburn-like Elegance (Part One)
True elegance lies in both internal and external cultivation. Hepburn's beauty is the beauty that really stands the test of time, and one of the reasons is her inner cultivation.
How to improve one's inner cultivation? Hepburn said in an interview: "if you want beautiful lips, you should say kind words;" If you want lovely eyes, you must see the benefits of others; Have a slim figure and give your food to the hungry; For beautiful hair, let a child stroke your hair every day; For elegant posture, please remember that when you walk, you are not the only pedestrian. "
Try to do this and stick to it, and time will witness your elegance.
How to become elegant and advanced (external)
Internal cultivation needs a period of change, but external elegance can be changed instantly through wearing. Elegant temperament, no need for expensive clothes, how to wear it, follow these three sentences of Hepburn goddess and you will understand!
Hepburn: "Appearance is an indispensable capital for women."
Elegance, internal is very important, and external is also very important. A slovenly person, do you think she is elegant? Hepburn said that "appearance is an indispensable capital for women", which means the importance of appearance in building elegant temperament.
Matching skills:
1. Match skills to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses.
Everyone has a certain bright spot. You can seize this bright spot when matching and highlight it with bright colors and accessories.
Knowledge points: slender waist, exposed waist and closed waist; Beautiful neck line, wearing V-neck and off-the-shoulder style; Wear short skirts and shorts when your legs are long.
A little black skirt with a waist.
Hepburn's classic little black dress style highlights her figure advantage. Pure black is elegant and mysterious, and the word collar and sleeveless design highlight the beautiful shoulder and neck lines, which are elegant and sexy.
The waist-closing design is mainly slim waist with a few simple accessories, just like a noble princess.
2. Basic color matching
Hepburn seldom uses fluorescent colors and abao colors. On the contrary, the most basic black, white, gray, blue and red can highlight her temperament.
Knowledge points: a small amount of color+black and white gray and other colors with low chroma are eye-catching and advanced; Any combination of black, white and gray is very temperament; Red and blue contrast classic age reduction.
Black+White+Blue Contrast Color Matching
The almond-colored shawl coat belongs to the white department, and below it is a black slim miniskirt. The color scheme is calm and atmospheric, regardless of age.
Wear a white shirt and a royal blue sweater, embellished with a small amount of bright colors, so that the original dark color will not look old-fashioned.
Hepburn: "Elegance is the only beauty that will not fade."
How much do women need elegant temperament? In Hepburn's world, elegance is the only beauty that will not fade.
No matter you are seventeen or eighteen years old or a steady middle-aged woman, as long as you have elegant temperament, you can always become beautiful.
Matching skills:
1. Choose clothes that are textured and fit.
Elegant women's clothes don't have to be too expensive, but the fabric of the clothes must have texture. Try to stay away from fabrics that are easy to wrinkle, scratch and pilling, and try not to choose items with high technical and price requirements such as lace and silk.
At the same time, clothes must fit, not too loose or too tight. However, items with a strong sense of formality, such as shirts, coats, and suits, will be even younger if they choose a slightly looser version.
Tweed coat+high waist wide-leg pants
The matching of this tweed coat and wide-leg pants is worth learning. Dark blue tweed fabric is elegant and generous, with high waist and loose wide-leg pants, which not only embellishes the figure, but also shows the leg length!
Tweed fabric is thick and textured, revealing an independent temperament. Jeans and wide-leg pants are casual and tasteful.
2. Use accessories to create a sense of detail
Accessories are also an important part of collocation. A set of just right accessories can make the finishing touch. Accessories don't need to be too expensive Solid color, simplicity is best. Of course, don't choose accessories such as lace and bow that are easy to look cheap and "fake at a glance".
Knowledge points: not too many accessories, 2-4 kinds are enough. When wearing multiple accessories at the same time, you can use the overlapping belt method, and the accessories will be more attractive in color and style.
Little black dress+pearl necklace
This little black dress was amazing at that time, and its collocation idea is also worth learning. Shoulder pads can save shoulders, and the white edge design of cuffs brightens the whole.
Waist-in highlights a rugged figure. With irregular pearl necklace overlapping bands, it increases the layering and luxury of the chest, and the right embellishment makes people tremble.
Hepburn: "Proud as a lion, gentle as a girl."
What is elegant dress? In Audrey Hepburn's words, "as proud as a lion and as gentle as a girl".
In other words, our clothing lines should have a certain toughness and have a tough atmosphere like a lion. But it can't be too sharp. It should be combined with soft lines and "gentle as a girl" to add a little femininity.
1. Choose more straight lines and simple jacket design.
The classic Hepburn coat, one of Hepburn's favorite coats, is such a straight coat. The version is elegant and atmospheric, with clean lines and super temperament.
Knowledge points: coats wear H-type and X-type, which are versatile and can be controlled by all kinds of bodies. The coat should not have redundant and complicated designs, such as flounces and bows. Simple and beautiful.
2. Soft and lightweight design, with multiple choices inside.
Unlike coats, Hepburn prefers to choose soft, light and feminine items in the choice of interiors.
Knitwear, soft and loose shirt, etc. They are all excellent items that can create elegant temperament.
Fresh mint green shirt, relaxed and casual, paired with dark blue silk miniskirt, shiny and textured, elegant and luxurious. Paired with a pair of bright yellow pointed ballet shoes, it is lively, youthful and elegant.
Knowledge point: It is more elegant and intellectual to choose loose and soft styles for shirts. A slim and tough shirt tends to look old.
True elegance is not built by expensive clothes. True elegance is Hepburn's beauty that can stand the test of time. Learn to match Hepburn, it must be right!