Funny Face Thesis

“Funny Face” was an amazing musical directed by Stanley Donen in 1957. It starred the widely loved Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. The movie is also vastly appreciated in the fashion community for the amazing garments that were used in the movie. Many would say this movie inspired a lot of the movie “The Devil Wears Prada”. Especially noted in Kay Thompson’s character (Maggie Prescott). The opening number “Think Pink” really speaks to the fashion in the movie and even towards the fashion of the time. All of the pieces at that time sort of had that Dior classic look and shape. Lady-like and chic is how I would describe it, garments also didn't have as much frill as they do now. Not many attempts with lots of pattern or embellishments just

The couple never had a true chemistry, it was a sort of awkward connection. It may have been just the huge age difference which resulted in them just looking odd together. Fred Astaire was around 60 and Hepburn in her 20’s at that time, so they were at completely different stages in their careers. It was said that Astaire came out of retirement just for this movie. What redeems these qualities are the amazing musical numbers. Although the music was a bit all over the place genre wise, the production value was amazing. One of my favorites really have to be the number that Astaire and Hepburn did together “Bohemian Dance”. You wouldn’t expect such a sophisticated person like Hepburn to make all these weird and expressive dance movements and absolutely nail it, but she does! It is also a scene where she sort of puts Astaire’s character in place. Which of course I absolutely adored as well. Overall, Funny Face has earned its spot on the list of old Hollywood classics. This is thanks to the sweeping song and dance numbers, gorgeous costumes, and great performances by Kay Thompson, Fred Astaire, and most of all Audrey Hepburn: a star who showed bright throughout her