I finally finished watching My Fair Lady. So after 3 full hours of endless songs and long conversations that spanned the full spectrum of high and low socio-economic British accents, I am still happy to have finally seen it. Audrey Hepburn is lovely but I found out afterwards that the role was meant for Julie Andrews, who at the time was lesser known. I wish that they had given the role to Julie Andrews.  However, the same year Julie Andrews won the Oscar for Mary Poppins, which in my opinion is one of the best movies ever made. The real treat of My Fair Lady was the ascot scene where everyone was wearing the most incredible black and white outfits. Lovely.

Everyone wore black & white at the races, but
Audrey Hepburn’s dress was the show stopper.

Seems like Ralph Lauren was also inspired by Sir Cecil Beaton’s
famous black-and-white Ascot scene from “My Fair Lady” too.

Ralph Lauren’s Spring 2008 Collection

Ralph Lauren’s Spring 2008 Collection