My Fair Lady

In honor of the Oscars this weekend, Hollywood makeup artist Nick Barose picks his favorite classic films and the products he uses to get the leading lady's look.

Cecil Beaton designed more than 1,000 garments for My Fair Lady (1964), and while I’m not going to catalog every single one of them, let’s see how far I get, shall we? I love the hell o…

Star of the Month Audrey Hepburn in MY FAIR LADY ('64)

My Fair Lady (1964) Poster, ItalianGiuliano NistriUnframed: 55 x 39 in. (140 x 99 cm)To view shipping calculator, please click here

Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady 1964. When Audrey entered the set for the first time in Eliza’s ball gown, she was so beautiful the crew and the rest of the cast stood silently gaping at her, then broke out with applause and cheers. “I have always so badly wanted to be beautiful," Hepburn said to costume designer Cecil Beaton in a letter after viewing photos of herself as Eliza Doolittle. "Looking at those photographs I saw that, for a short time at least, I am - all because of you."

I’ve always loved the dress Audrey Hepburn wore as Eliza Doolittle in the Embassy Ball scene of My Fair Lady. It’s just beautiful– due in no small part to the wearer, but it’…

Cecil Beaton designed more than 1,000 garments for My Fair Lady (1964), and while I’m not going to catalog every single one of them, let’s see how far I get, shall we? I love the hell o…

50 años de My Fair Lady: el emblemático vestuario del musical de Audrey Hepburn que recibió 8 Oscar.

Audrey Hepburn’s iconic Ascot dress from My Fair Lady – Designed by legendary costume designer Cecil Beaton. (Warner Bros., 1964)

“Audrey Hepburn in 'My fair lady' 1964. The hands of a gardener, as she really was.”