According to one account, Gabrielle Chanel chose the color black to mourn the memory of her deceased lover, Arthur
Pin Pin This costume is iconic because everyone involved in making it memorable Givenchy, Edith Head, Blake Edwards and even Audrey Hepburn herself understood that the combination of Parisian style, high-quality pieces that probably arent realistic for the character, and Hepburns own persona as an untouchable international beauty could get a 1961 audience to see Holly as a chic, glamorous, even heroic girl with dreams and not a tragic and sinful woman leading a life of questionable morals, which is how 1961 audiences were trained to see women like Holly
Of course, Coco Chanel is credited for turning black into an essential for the modern womans wardrobe in the mid-1920s with her jersey black dress, which conveyed ideals of egalitarianism, efficiency, and modern industrial splendor
Style with a chic up-do and simple accessories and let Marcy command the room