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Natalie Does Her Best Audrey

Sat, 10/07/2006 - 10:05am by PopSugar
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Natalie Portman is glowing on the cover of the upcoming issue of Harper's Bazaar. The very lucky girl got to wear the same dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Natalie is often compared to Audrey, so it's really a perfect fit for the cover, and Natalie loved the time she spent in the icon's dress. Here's more:

“I did feel very elegant suddenly,” Portman tells the magazine. “I mean, you can’t possibly measure up to Audrey Hepburn; there’s no comparison. But the elegance that she exuded was transmitted to the dress, you know, the feeling, the emotion of it.”

The dress, one of three versions made for the 1961 movie, will be sold to the highest bidder on Dec. 5 at Christie’s auction house in London. It’s expected to fetch as much as $130,000.

“I was so nervous that I wasn’t going to fit,” Portman says. “Everyone kept telling me how small it was, and I’m not the type who can starve myself. I’m small, but it’s not like I’m see-through.”

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  • OChottie's picture
    OChottie
    1

    Natalie looks faboir! There is nobody else in the world like Audrey Hepburn. Breakfast at Tiffany's is such a great movie. I wanna go watch it now.

    Let's go Oakland!

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • jennifer76's picture
    jennifer76
    2

    I really like Natalie! She's so cute! But, I agree OC - she's no Audrey. No one is.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • frenchunion's picture
    frenchunion
    3

    She certainly doesn't look like audrey hepburn she doesn't have her classe nor her attitude...She's just Natalie portman ,that's good but that's not Mrs hepburn..
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    'I wanna know God's thoughts,the rest r details..'

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • siouxsie's picture
    siouxsie
    4

    Natalie is one of the few people i will accept to wear the dress of the goddess as she is clearly being humble about it..as for Jennifer Love Hewitt...i about had an anuerysm when they cast her in that TV movie about Audrey...im still fuming about that one... Angry Mob

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • sanD13's picture
    sanD13
    7

    omg jennifer love hewitt as audrey hepburn was the worst possible casting ever!

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • green_tea_addict's picture
    green_tea_addict
    9

    if i were an a-list actress this is one thing i would refuse to do...imitate another, obviously iconic one. i understand that hepburn is an inspiration, but she was also a true original.

    why do so many actresses feel the need to jump on this bandwagon. they should use the inspiration as that and incorporate it into their own look.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • siouxsie's picture
    siouxsie
    10

    thank you SanD..im glad someone else saw and was disgusted...most people have no idea what im talking about...

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Whiplash's picture
    Whiplash
    11

    Well, I'm sure that this was the magazine's idea, not Natalie's. As far as Natalie agreeing to do it, I don't have a problem with it at all. I don't really see it as imitating, I see it as paying homage.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Whiplash's picture
    Whiplash
    12

    Jennifer Love Hewitt as ANYTHING is the worst possible casting ever. I never could stand her.

    I saw the last couple minutes of her Audrey movie. I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Padraigin's picture
    Padraigin
    14

    I'm probably one of the few people in America who doesn't care for Natalie Portman. She has a house on Long Island near my parents (Sea Cliff) and across the street from a high school friend, and the word is that she's not exactly the sweet girl everyone thinks she is.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Autumn87's picture
    Autumn87
    15

    I like this cover, it looks wonderful! But as so many of you have already stated, NOBODY can compare to the lovely Audrey!

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • DulceSkye's picture
    DulceSkye
    17

    I loved Audrey Hepburn. Natalie Portman is a very classy actress, and a perfect pick to pay "homage" to Audrey.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Imabeliever's picture
    Imabeliever
    18

    Audrey was incomparable. The cover is to bring awareness to the dress being auctioned while also spotlighting Natalie and of course creating buzz and conversation by combining the two.

    Natalie is an extremely talented actress and Jennifer Love Hewitt must have blown someone high up to have landed that role or no one else must have wanted to touch the role with a 10 foot pole..

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Lady L's picture
    Lady L
    19

    I've never heard of Natalie being referred to as an "Audrey". I love Natalie and all, she is awesome. But Audrey is in a class of her own and I'm not sure anyone can compare. At least not in Hollywood today.

    I'm also with those who were puzzled at the Jennifer Love Hewitt casting. "Let's take the person who looks and acts nothing like Audrey and make a movie about her! Brilliant!"

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Asian Vixen's picture
    Asian Vixen
    20

    Natalie looks gorgeous, as usual. She seems to be really intelligent and sweet. But alot of celebs aren't what they seem...

    I'm glad she grew her hair back, although she didn't look too bad with it short.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • jennifer76's picture
    jennifer76
    21

    For the record, I just wanted to clarify that I was responding to the text in the post that said Natalie is often compared to Audrey. There's no comparison there, in my mind.

    But, Natalie is a great pick to pay homage to Audrey, sure. I'm sure Audrey would love that. Yikes, they could have picked like Nicole Richie or one of the Olsons or Jennifer Love Hewitt. lol

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • DulceSkye's picture
    DulceSkye
    22

    I think one day Natalie Portman may be a legend in her own right, as will Scarlett Johanssen, and Reese Witherspoon. I like to see the actresses of my generation aspire to be as great as the actresses of my mother and grandmother's time.

    The only reason I think they chose Jennifer Love Hewitt to portray Audrey was because she had Audrey's frame and coloring. It definitely wasn't for her acting ability.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • siouxsie's picture
    siouxsie
    24

    coloring maybe..frame..hell no! j-love has major titties...audrey was a waif. i actually thought calista flockheart was more of a match in that regard...same level of acting ability as j-love and had her build at least and calista has a bit of an elfish look to her as well...

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • SoftRockStar's picture
    SoftRockStar
    25

    JLH played Audrey Hepburn because she produced the TV movie. I'm not a big fan of NP--she seems too self-aware of herself for me.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • MissVecchio's picture
    MissVecchio
    26

    She looks beautiful on this cover, and i looove that dress... If i had $130,00 to spare i think i'd buy it... hehehe, better keep dreaming!

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • la_clique's picture
    la_clique
    28

    Herbie...Did you really mean you don't know who Audrey Hepburn is?

    I refuse to watch the JLH movie about my beloved Audrey, I am sad she ruined something I would have really enjoyed. I cant stand her!

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • prettyirate1's picture
    prettyirate1
    29

    jlh blows!!!! but nat def looks magnificent!!!!!!she is truly one of the worlds most beautiful people

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • pink_magnetism's picture
    pink_magnetism
    30

    Softrock-thats what I was going to say. She produced the movie and cast herself as Audrey. It wasn't something someone thought was good casting it was what JLH wanted to do.
    Lucky Natalie getting to wear one of the Breakfast at Tiffany's dresses!

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • JennaV's picture
    JennaV
    31

    Yeah, I guess if you produce a movie, you can hire whomever you want **cough jessica simpson/pimp daddy***

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • aphrodite's picture
    aphrodite
    32

    I loved her in The Professional. I thought she sucked in V for Vendetta. She had the worst Brittish accent I had ever heard. I couldn't believe my ears. It was a great movie but everytime she spoke I cringed. Yikes.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Hollygolitely's picture
    Hollygolitely
    33

    I'm glad people are talking about Audrey again. Audrey was so classy and tactful. I think she is the best example of who an actress should be like. Audrey was the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and visited poor countries to help orphaned children. She was such a wonderful person and I would give anything to have her posture! Even when I sit and stand straight I can't have it. I've started pilates because I heard that helped.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • herbiefrog's picture
    herbiefrog
    34

    breakfast at tiffany's right ?

    that was natalie

    wait... wasnt audrey in those underwater scenes
    in the starwars films? the thing with the funny
    neck... and the several beauty spot things

    ...dont tell me they couldnt have
    ...digitally removed all of those
    ...blemiseshes?

    sorry...what wa the question?

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • herbiefrog's picture
    herbiefrog
    38

    but where is natadrie

    who?

    audr..nat...etc

    do they even post here?
    you're waisting Smiling
    youre time
    that's it, let it all go.... lol

    still i liked the headgear in garden state
    girl with a self administrered comdom

    Smiling

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment
  • JennaV's picture
    JennaV
    39

    WHAT? Puzzled I am sorry, I don't understand one word of your post.

    2 years 6 weeks ago Report Comment

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