ELEGANCE, A-Z Challenge, Today is E

 DEFINITION OF ELEGANCE

Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners;

Restraint and grace of style;

The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness

while preserving exactness and precision;

A refinement or luxury

My thinking is that Cary Grant & Grace Kelly sum the word elegance

up completely.  Images of these 2 no matter the circumstance or age, would

perfectly describe elegance.

Of course, there are many more...

"I define elegance by the Audrey Hepburn method. You have to understand that Audrey Hepburn's fame was in a particular time period where the idea beauty of a woman was blonde, big chested and slutty in nature. Audrey Hepburn was small chested, brunette, and very petite with very large feet, and eyes that looked just like a deer looking upon a car that was about it impact them."

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) When Audrey Hepburn ate a Danish while gazing at a Tiffany’s window, the little black dress she wore became the crown jewel in any woman’s wardrobe. Created by her favorite designer, Givenchy, it highlighted her slight figure with simple, straight lines. That wasn’t the only fashion influence exerted by this classic 1961 comedy, one of the last films made with a sense of old Hollywood glamour. As ticket sales soared, so did sales of triple-strand pearl necklaces, sleeveless dresses and oversized sunglasses. But it is the little black dress, dubbed by Manolo Blahnik as “Divine!” and recently auctioned off for $900,000, that established a new standard for elegance that endures even today.

James Dean

Catherine Deneuve, photographed by Helmut Newton

Catherine Deneuve, Print Ad for Louis Vuitton

does Leo remind you of James Dean?

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There are so many different types of elegance...

like the elegance of a person (the way she or he moves, behaves and acts),

the elegance of apparel, the elegance of mathematics, interiors, etc. 

or the elegance of the way my poodle walks.

For me, beauty means absolutely nothing if one lacks elegance.

And elegance is much much more difficult to achieve. 

In the words of Coco Chanel...

"Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence,

but of those who have already taken possession of their future. "

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Of course, each of us know elegant people in our personal life's circle, I'm
using these movie stars because we are all familiar with their
qualities, all seemingly inherent to them.


When YOU think of elegance
is there one person who
comes to your mind? 
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