BREAKFAST LUNCH & DINNER AT TIFFANY'S; How Anna's living the role of Holly ..on and off stage.Byline: Annie Brown ANNA FRIEL appears to be struggling to leave Holly Golightly at the stage door. The 33-year-old actress has certainly dressed for the part in Breakfast At Tiffany's, both on and off stage. When she clocks off, she has taken to wearing a selection of stunning retro outfits that would have been adored by the coquettish co·quette n. A woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt. [French, feminine of coquet, flirtatious man; see coquet. and fabulously glamorous Miss Golightly. Lancashire-born Anna, who is relishing the role made famous on the big screen by Audrey Hepburn, admits she has been teasing the paparazzi pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. . She keeps shelves full of heels, hats and vintage dresses in her room at London's Theatre Royal to give the fans and the cameras a treat when she leaves for the evening. She said: "Now the paps are hanging around the stage door every night, I like to put them on to leave the theatre." Not that the Golightly style is a struggle for Anna who says she is "as happy as a pig in s**t in a vintage store". The actress is an avid collector of antique clothes and combs markets and stores for the finest threads. The stage show is very different to the Truman Capote novella novella: see novel. novella Story with a compact and pointed plot, often realistic and satiric in tone. Originating in Italy during the Middle Ages, it was often based on local events; individual tales often were gathered into collections. Breakfast At Tiffany's, and Anna wears a blonde wig. Luckily, her wardrobe happens to be trendy at the moment - not that Holly Golightly will ever go out of fashion. The exaggerated shoulders, the structured dresses and the postbox red lips could all slip nicely on to the autumn/winter catwalks for this year. But it hasn't been as effortless as it looks and Anna has spent hours in the gym getting in top shape. Anna said: 'The era was not one of slouching, and you have to learn that - the way to talk, the way you move. It feels special for me. I'm loving it." Get Anna's look ANNA'S 1940s siren look can be achieved by adding just one or two vintage-style pieces to your wardrobe. But you don't have to rummage through second-hand rails ... Anna created her look using high street pieces. Steal her style with this delicate lace top from Topshop. For evening, throw a faux fur stole over your LBD LBD Little Black Dress LBD Ligand Binding Domain LBD Lewy Body Dementia (aka Lewy Body Disease) LBD Lesbian Bed Death LBD London Beth Din LBD Little Black Duck LBD Laser Beam Detector LBD Lost Bather Drill , add crystal jewellery, and an elegant clutch bag. Debenhams and John Lewis are great for accessories. And don't forget the iconic scarlet lippy. Black dress, pounds 250 @All Saints Vintage style dress, pounds 45@ Littlewoods Lace trim top, pounds 40 @ Topshop Trilby hat, pounds 20 @ Topshop 1940s vintage bag, pounds 52 @www.devotedtovintage.co.uk CAPTION(S): NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN: Anna steps out in a flowing gown, right, and sports midlength and short retro dresses SMART BUT CASUAL: Dressing down in dungarees dun·ga·ree n. 1. A sturdy, often blue denim fabric. 2. dungarees Trousers or overalls made of sturdy denim fabric. [Hindi du but glamorous in boa and black dress FELINE GOOD: Anna's varied looks include leopard skin |
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