Embodying the essence of youthful innocence and the vulnerability of a new bloom, Audrey Hepburn, a former ballet student, was picked by the writer Colette in 1951 to play the character of Gigi on Broadway. It is a story of an older sophisticated male captivated by the innocent, childlike charm of a teenager.
            The heart of all twelve romantic comedies that Audrey Hepburn later starred in is the same fantasy: a coy and playful relationship been a young teenager and a mature, sophisticated male. Her attire in each of the movies denies the attributes that anchor a woman in society, breasts and hips. In the film Funny Face, for example, Hepburn is wearing a ballerina-style tunic, a black turtleneck, and tights. Whether running with balloons in the rain, looking pensive in the railroad station, or floating down the steps of the Paris Opera, Audrey Hepburn gives the film an aura of “enchanting innocence,” reviewers noted. She is described as waiflike with her long arms, neck, and legs.
            Her popularity and success surprised Hepburn. She repeatedly insisted: “I have no illusions about my looks” and described herself as a “skinny broad.” To her amazement, she was chosen to represent a new seductive ideal.