Beautiful Fashions of Audrey Hepburn in the 1950s
When people think of Audrey Hepburn, they think of grace, class, elegance, and style. Audrey knew what looked good on her, and what didn’t. Here’s a collection of 50 beautiful pictures of Audrey Hepburn’s fashion during the 1950s.
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| Audrey Hepburn (at that time, a fashion model and one young actress) photographed by Erwin Blumenfeld at his studio (at 222 Central Park South) in New York, in May 1952. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Erwin Blumenfeld at his studio in New York, in May 1952. |
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| Audrey Hepburn, ca. 1952. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by L. Waldorf in her room at a hotel in Rome (Italy), on October 01, 1952. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed during a cocktail offered specially for her (after a long stay in Rome, for the filming of “Roman Holiday”) at the Claridges Hotel in London (England), on May 21, 1953. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Dennis Stock during a break in the filming of her new movie “Sabrina“ at the train station of Glen Cove (in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island), New York (USA), in October 1953. |
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| Audrey Hepburn (as Sabrina Fairchild, with the Poodle called “David”) photographed during the filming of “Sabrina“ at the train station of Glen Cove (in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island), New York (USA), in October 1953. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Sabrina”. Los Angeles, California (USA), October 1953. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Sabrina”. Los Angeles, California (USA), October 1953. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed (cutting her “Welcome Home” cake) during a cocktail offered specially for her (after a long stay in Rome, for the filming of “Roman Holiday”) at the Claridges Hotel in London (England), on May 21, 1953. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed during a press conference at The Grand Hotel in Rome (Italy), on September 29, 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed during a press conference at The Grand Hotel in Rome (Italy), on September 29, 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn modeling during a fashion show at the Gerzon store (female department store on the famous Kalverstraat street), in Amsterdam (Netherlands), on November 02, 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn as a model and photographed by Ben Meerendonk during a fashion show at Gerzon (female department store in the famous Kalverstraat street), in Amsterdam (Netherlands), on November 02, 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn as a model and photographed during a fashion show at Gerzon (female department store in the famous Kalverstraat street), in Amsterdam (Netherlands), on November 02, 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Hans Gerber on a boat on a lake in Bürgenstock (Switzerland), in August 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Hans Gerber on a boat on a lake in Bürgenstock (Switzerland), in August 1954. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon on a farm near Rome (Italy), during a training for the filming of “War and Peace”, in May 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome (Italy), during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, in August 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome (Italy), during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, in October 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn holding her “Victoire Award” (by Cinemondo, category: Best Actress of the Year, about her performance in “Sabrina”) and photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”. Rome (Italy), October 13, 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon at the Cinecittà Studios during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”. Rome (Italy), August 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Norman Parkinson at “La Vigna“ (a charming villa outside Rome, rented by Audrey and her husband Mel Ferrer) for the American Vogue, during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, in August 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Milton H. Greene at ”La Vigna“ (a charming villa outside Rome, rented by Audrey and her husband Mel Ferrer) especially for the American magazine “Look”, during a break in the filming of “War and Peace”, on August 08, 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed at the “Lido” nightclub in Paris (France), on December 19, 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Willy Rizzo at a store of wicker products in Rome (Italy), in May 1955. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Richard Avedon at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of her new movie “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Château de la Reine Blanche in Coye-la-Forêt (a commune in the Oise department, in northern France), for the publicity of “Funny Face ”, in May 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed in Montmartre, the famous bohemian neighborhood of Paris (France), during a break in the filming of “Funny Face”, in May 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Willy Rizzo at the Château de la Reine Blanche in Coye-la-Forêt (a commune in the Oise department, in northern France), for the publicity of “Funny Face”, in May 1956. |
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| The actress Audrey Hepburn photographed by Bud Fraker at the Paramount Studios (in Hollywood), for the publicity of “Funny Face”. Los Angeles, California (USA), April 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Willy Rizzo at a grove in Chantilly, Oise (France), during a break in the filming of her new movie “Funny Face”, in June 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Allan Grant for LIFE Magazine in New York (USA), on March 08, 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn (holding a toy monkey) photographed during her arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California (USA), from Paris (France), on February 27, 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Marc Shaw in Paris (France), during a break in the filming of “Love in the Afternoon”, in November 1956. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Richard Avedon at his studio in New York (USA), in December 1957. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed at the Studio de Bolougne for the publicity of “Love in the Afternoon” in Paris (France), on March 20, 1957. |
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| Audrey Hepburn, 1957. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon in her suite at the Hotel Hassler (on the Piazza Trinità dei Monti) in Rome (Italy), on April 26, 1958. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed (with Mr. Famous) by Bob Willoughby at the living oom of her house in Beverly Hills, California (USA), in November 1958. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed during her arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a party in prol of the American Red Cross. Beverly Hills, California (USA), February 1958. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed with Mr. Famous at the Hotel Hassler (on the Piazza Trinità dei Monti) in Rome (Italy), in April 1958. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed with Mr. Famous (her Yorkshire) by Elio Sorci in the entrance of the Hotel Hassler (on the Piazza Trinità dei Monti) in Rome (Italy), in March 1958. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed at the Ciampino Airport in Rome (Italy), in January 1958. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed by Henry Wolf (assistant of Richard Avedon. This photo was taken during a session for a fashion editorial, called “Paris Pursuit”, specially for the American fashion magazine: Harper’s Bazaar, edition of September 1959) in Paris (France), in August 1959. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed with Mr. Famous by Inge Morath in Durango (Mexico), during a break in the filming of “The Unforgiven”, in February 1959. |
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| Audrey Hepburn photographed after a press conference about her new film “The Nun’s Story“ at the Cinema Fiammetta in Rome (Italy), on October 07, 1959. |
Stunning Fashion Photography by Herbert Matter in the 1940s and ’50s
Born 1907 in Engelberg, Swiss American photographer and graphic designer Herbert Matter went to the United States in 1936 and was hired by legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch. Work for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and other magazines followed.
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| Fashion photography by Herbert Matter in the 1940s and ’50s |
From 1946 to 1966, Matter was design consultant with Knoll Associates. He worked closely with Charles and Ray Eames. From 1952 to 1976, he was professor of photography at Yale University and from 1958 to 1968, he served as design consultant to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. He was elected to the New York Art Director’s Club Hall of Fame in 1977, received a Guggenheim Fellowship in photography in 1980 and the AIGA medal in 1983.
Matter was known for his pioneering use of photomontage in commercial art. His innovative and experimental work helped shape the vocabulary of 20th-century graphic design. He died in 1984, aged 77. These stunning photos were taken by Herbert Matter that show fashion portraits of classic beauties in the 1940s and 1950s.
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| French model and socialite Odette photographed by Herbert Matter for cover of Harper’s Bazaar, June 1940 |
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| Lisa Fonssagrives photographed by Herbert Matter to illustrate scented oils by Elsa Schiaparelli, Vogue, November 15, 1943 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in bare-shouldered afternoon dress of delicately tucked beige chambray by Mildred Orrick, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, December 1, 1946 |
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| Katherine Cassidy is wearing a summer hood with flying streamers of white rayon straw cloth by Suzy, U.S.A. at Saks Fifth Avenue, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, June 1, 1946 |
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| Model in a strapless summer dress with tucked and gathered bodice by Mildred Orrick, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, December 1946 |
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| Barbara Tullgren in a gold-striped gingham suit by Adele Simpson, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, April 15, 1947 |
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| Model in natural linen suit piped in, and with a second collar, in navy-blue linen by Herbert Sondheim, elk bag laced in navy at Macy’s, car is 1947 Oldsmobile, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, May 1, 1947 |
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| Model in sleek sharkskin, bare-back, flare skirt suit, with a string-tied top and shorts to match by Louella Ballerino for Jantzen, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, January 1, 1947 |
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| Model seated in a studio, wearing a green, short-sleeved, pleated dress and multiple necklaces of colored beads, by Ben Reig, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, September 15, 1947 |
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| Model wearing a suit ensemble with a pair of shoes in front, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, September 15, 1947 |
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| Models standing on cafe chairs displaying their stockings, photo by Herbert Matter, Glamour, December 1, 1947 |
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| Models wearing summer playsuits by Pat Premo, photo by Herbert Matter, 1947 |
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| A fern shadowed dress in green by Herbert Sondheim, photo by Herbert Matter, February 1948 |
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| Barbara Mullen in burgundy and gray dress with gray waist band and gray cotton gloves, all by Mildred Orrick, photo by Herbert Matter, February 1948 |
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| Jean Petit “Joan Petit”, photo by Herbert Matter for US Vogue, January 1948 |
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| Model for Vogue taken by Herbert Matter, 1948 |
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| Model is wearing a suit by Ceil Chapman, photo by Herbert Matter, New York, February 1948 |
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| Model is wearing gray wool sweater with white mink collar and gold metallic veil, photo by Herbert Matter, 1948 |
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| Woman with Beads, photo by Herbert Matter, 1948 |
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| Betty Bridgers in suit and helmet of gray wool jersey, a Paris import by Jo Hughes, fox boa from Esther Dorothy, 1949 Jaguar Convertible from Hoffman Motors, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| Evelyn Tripp in cape-collared coatdress of black wool by Sheila Lynn, black fox muff from Harold J. Rubin, pearls from La Tausca, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, September 15, 1949 |
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| Georgia Hamilton in silk taffeta dress holding yards of silk by Ducharne and C.M. Gourdon, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in sleeveless white blouse of menswear shirting and beige linen skirt by Clare Potter, Buick Roadmaster convertible, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| Model in beige linen suit with wood buttons and white braiding copied from Balenciaga design by Lo Balbo, Oldsmobile “88” convertible, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| Model in red moleskin jacket to wear over anything by Arnheimer, 1949 Cadillac convertible, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, July 1950 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, September 1950 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, September 1950 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, September 1950 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, September 1950 |
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| Model demonstrates how to apply Coty “Finger Blend” make-up, photo by Herbert Matter, New York, April 1950 |
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| Sophie Malgat, House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, February 1950 |
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| Sunny Harnett in gray worsted gabardine coat, leather-belted, wide lapels buttoned back, by Lilli Ann, hat by John-Frederics, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, January 1, 1951 |
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| Model with her hair styled into an updo, wearing gold and turquoise earring by David Webb, photo by Herbert Matter, circa 1955 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, February 1, 1956 |
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| House & Garden, photo by Herbert Matter, February 1956 |
10 of The Most Popular Models in the 1950s
The Fifties was a great time for models. For the first time they became superstars in their own right. Apart from ‘the big three’ (Suzy Parker, Dovima and Jean Patchett), there were lots of other models who really made their name in this decade. Here’s a list of 10 supermodels of the 1950s:
1. Suzy Parker
Suzy Parker was one of the very top models of the 1950s and is perhaps most famous for being the face of Revlon. She was the first model to earn $100,000 per year.
2. Dovima
Born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba (the name Dovima is a combination of all of those names), she was spotted by a New York street by the editor of Vogue. She was allegedly the most highly paid model of the 1950s and was in demand for her aristocratic sophisticated style.
3. Jean Patchett
Famous for her beauty spot and remote aloof style, Jean Patchett modelled throughout the late 40s, 50s and 60s appearing on over 40 magazine covers.
4. Ann St Marie
Anne St. Marie had the perfect elegant look required for 1950s and was married to Vogue and Harpers Bazaar photographer Tom Palumbo.
5. Dorian Leigh
Dorian Leigh was the older sister of Suzy Parker (above), and despite only being 5’5″ tall was one of the first supermodels. Her full name was Dorian Leigh Parker, but her parents didn’t think modelling was a respectable profession so she only used her first two names. Perhaps they had got used to the idea by the time younger sister Suzy Parker went into modelling!
6. Carmen Dell’Orefice
Carmen Dell’Orefice has enjoyed a modelling career since the 1950s and is still modelling today. She is known for being the world’s oldest fashion model aged 82 (she still looks amazing!)
7. Lisa Fonssagrives
Lisa Fonssagrives was a Swedish model who married photographers Ferdinand Fonssagrives and Irving Penn. She was a top model both in Europe and America and she appeared on magazine covers throughout the 30s, 40s and 1950s.
8. Mary Jane Russell
Mary Jane Russell was an American model wo worked throughout the 50s and 60s. She featured on many Vogue and Harpers Bazaar covers and was often photographed by Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Irving Penn.
9. Sunny Harnett
Sunny Harnett was an American model from Brooklyn who was one of Richard Avedon’s favourite models and who also appeared in the movie Funny Face.
10. Nena Von Schlebrugge
Nena von Schlebrugge was a Swedish model during the 1950s who also did some acting. She is Uma Thurman’s mum – you can really see the resemblance can’t you?
