“Today Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston would have turned 87. She passed away 23 years ago, on January 20, 1993 at 8pm, at the young age of 63 from a rare type of cancer. Soon after losing her we felt that, would she have had more time on this earth, she would have spent it continuing to speak on the behalf of the millions of children who don’t have a ‘fair start’ in life. This was the generation she worked for tirelessly for the last 5 years of her life as an ambassador for UNICEF.
She believed in education as a way to change the course of history in those countries that are still developing.
While she is still remembered as a film actor, she also remains a symbol of both inner and outer elegance for many, her last chapter as a humanitarian forever intertwined with her Hollywood and style legacies. This truly brings home the concept that it is not what you wear but how you wear it – not what you say but how you say it – as she always used to say,
“it’s not just the words but it’s also the ‘tune’ that counts”. “Put yourself in the other person shoes” was also one of her mottos. This is how she reached the inner core of the roles she played and probably what also made her humanitarian missions so unbearably vivid. She could feel their pain.
Thank you to all of you who have kept her ‘story’ alive. In the end this is who & what she was… a great story teller. Whether on the silver screen or on a UNICEF podium fighting for the survival of millions or wearing the iconic ‘little back dress’ or smiling at you from a poster on your cupboard door… her story of feelings and emotions, style and grace, elegance and compassion lives on thanks to your affection.”
My sugar piece for the Audrey Hepburn collaboration run by Viviana Ramos-Perez
I am very honoured to be part of this great collaboration with talented artists.
This was my first time starting a collaboration I couldn’t have done it without the fantastic admin. Thank very much Viviana for inviting me!
My cake was designed based around the pattern of the Audrey Hepburn dress from “Sabrina” movie. Fell in love with these floral pattern and I decided used this in my project.
Pretty white corset , strapless silk organza gown embroidered with floral decorations and with the detachable train, Audrey wears this Cinderella gown to stunning effect at the Larrabee party. She was simply lovely.
Please take a look for other sugar pieces in this fantastic collaboration.
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