Through Fashionable Paris in the Steps of Audrey Hepburn Through Fashionable Paris in the Steps of Audrey Hepburn 1. Givenchy headquarters, 3, avenue George V, 8e 2. No. 2, avenue Montaigne, 8e 3. Christian Dior, 30, avenue Montaigne, 8e 4. No. 3, avenue de Matignon, 8e 5. Stamp market, near avenue Gabriel, 8e 6. American Embassy, 2, avenue Gabriel, 8e 7. Maxim’s, 3, rue Royale, 8e 8. Ritz Hotel, 15, Place Vendôme, 1er 9. Palais Royal, 1er 10. Didier Ludot boutique, Palais Royal, 1er 11. Comédie Française, 1, Place Colette, 1er Through Fashionable Paris in the Steps of Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn made five films on location in Paris: was about to film Sabrina. Although the movie was shot in Funny Face (1957), Love in the Afternoon (1957), Charade Hollywood, it was Hubert de Givenchy who made the (1963), Paris When It Sizzles (1964) and How to Steal a glorious dresses that Audrey wears on her return from Million (1966). Funny Face was one of the first American cooking school in Paris. Okay, no apprentice cook who was films to be shot on location in the city and showcases the daughter of a chauffeur could really afford to dress like almost every major tourist attraction. Other films explored that, but that was 1950s Hollywood fantasy for you. some less well known areas. This walk will take you past Audrey and Givenchy hit it off from this first meeting, and locations from all five films in the chic 1st and 8th the rest is history. Arrondissements. A list of other locations easily reached Retrace your steps toward the metro entrance, and turn by metro or Vélib’ is also included for hard‐core fans. Wear left into avenue Montaigne. Cross the road to find 2. No. Givenchy. 2, avenue Montaigne. In Funny Face (1957), this is the scene of the fashion parade for which Audrey is late. The The walk starts at the Alma‐Marceau metro station. Take building is not open to the public. the exit marked Avenue Montaigne. When you emerge in the Place de l’Alma, keep the Eiffel Tower to your left, and Continue up avenue Montaigne, passing the chic Hôtel cross the road. Walk up avenue George V to 1. Givenchy Plaza‐Athénée with its red awnings on the left. No. 30 headquarters, at No. 3. avenue Montaigne, is the flagship of 3. Christian Dior. The building can be glimpsed in Paris When It Sizzles (Marlene This was the site of the first meeting between the young Dietrich is seen emerging from a white Rolls‐Royce to Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy in 1954. Audrey enter the store). Enjoy the window displays of the many luxury brands The Palais Royal is the site of the cat‐and‐mouse scene at located on this street. Continue all the way to the Champs the end of Charade. Audrey is trying to figure out whether Elysées. Work your way around the Rond‐Point and enter Cary Grant or Walter Matthau is the bad guy, and the stark avenue Matignon, which is directly opposite avenue lighting highlights the colonnade and heightens the drama. Montaigne. Look for 4. No. 3, avenue de Matignon. This is If you walk the length of the Galerie Montpensier, you will the supposed location of the room where William Holden pass the boutique 10. Didier Ludot. This designer has is searching for inspiration in Paris When It Sizzles. written an entire book on the subject of the little black Cross the road and enter the park. The gardens between dress (or LBD). Chanel may have created the original LBD, the Champs Elysées and Avenue Gabriel feature in both but Audrey gave it her own style in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Charade (5. the Stamp Market, which is crucial to the plot, Didier Ludot sells vintage haute couture—check to see if is located here on Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and there is anything by Givenchy you can try on. holidays) and How to Steal a Million (Audrey and Peter At the very end of the colonnade is 11. The Comédie O’Toole plot the big heist sitting on a bench here). Française, where the bad guy in Charade gets his The tree‐shaded avenue Gabriel passes the palace of the comeuppance. French president and ends at No. 2, or 6. The American This is a good place to end the walk or to stop for coffee or Embassy. (There are usually lots of security guards in this a drink. But if you are a diehard Audrey Hepburn fan, you area.) The embassy is featured at the beginning and end of can also explore: Charade. Walter Matthau pretends to work there, but it is 12. Le Cochon à l’Oreille, 15, rue Montmartre, 1er: this is Cary Grant who turns out to be the real diplomat. the restaurant in which Walter Matthau and Audrey You will emerge into the Place de la Concorde. Walk past have a serious talk in Charade. (Metro: Etienne Marcel) the Hôtel Crillon and turn left into rue Royale. Note the Art 13. Hotel Maxim, 28, rue Censier, 5e: Cary Grant and Nouveau exterior on your left at No. 3, rue Royale. This is Audrey spend time here in Charade (it is called the 7. Maxim’s, the chic restaurant where Eli Wallach gets Hôtel St‐Jacques in the film). Several scenes were very friendly with Audrey in How to Steal a Million. filmed in this Left Bank neighbourhood. (Metro: Maxim’s maintains a boutique as well as a restaurant, in Censier‐Daubenton) case you want a souvenir. 14. Musée Cernuschi, 7, avenue Vélasquez, 8e: this is the Continue to rue St‐Honoré, turn right, and cross the road. emptied‐out home to which Audrey returns at the Follow rue St‐Honoré (excellent window‐shopping) to No. beginning of Charade. (Metro: Monceau) 362. This is Cour Vendôme. It offers a shortcut to Place 15. Musée Jacquemart‐André, 158, boulevard Haussmann, Vendôme. When you emerge into the Place, you will see 8e: the exterior played the part of the Musée Kléber‐ the white awnings of 8. Hotel Ritz on your left at No. 15. Lafayette in How to Steal a Million; the interiors, The Ritz appears in three of Audrey’s films. The scene in however, were shot in a studio. (Metro: Miromesnil) which Audrey drives Peter O’Toole to the hotel in his 16. Palais de Chaillot, 35, avenue Raymond Poincaré, 16e: E‐type Jaguar (she is wearing a fetching combination of the Art Deco palace appears in Paris When It Sizzles. nightdress, coat and gumboots) in the middle of the night (Metro: Trocadéro) in How to Steal a Million is a classic. This is also where 17. Hotel Raphael, 17, avenue Kléber, 16e: Audrey usually Gary Cooper hangs out in Love in the Afternoon. And the stayed in this hotel while filming in Paris. (Metro: Kléber) magazine editor in Funny Face stays at the Ritz. And, of course, all those familiar sights from Funny Face: Keeping the hotel on your left, take the road leading out of the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Winged Victory the Place Vendôme and then turn right into rue Danielle in the Louvre, the Opéra, the Pont des Arts . Casanova. This street offers many places to stop for Points of interest addresses: refreshment, or you can buy a sandwich and have a picnic 1. Givenchy headquarters, 3, avenue George V, 8e later in the walk, in the gardens of the Palais Royal. 2. No. 2, avenue Montaigne, 8e Cross avenue de l’Opéra and continue along rue des Petits 3. Christian Dior, 30, avenue Montaigne, 8e Champs, which is directly opposite. Note the Passage Choiseul on the left, one of Paris’s many beautiful 4. No. 3, avenue de Matignon, 8e shopping arcades. 5. Stamp market, near avenue Gabriel, 8e Turn right into rue de Richelieu. Look for Passage 6. American Embassy, 2, avenue Gabriel, 8e Beaujolais, which is just a few doors down on the left. 7. Maxim’s, 3, rue Royale, 8e Walk through and you will find yourself at the back of 8. Ritz Hotel, 15, Place Vendôme, 1er 9. Palais Royal. The Palais Royal Theater is directly in front 9. Palais Royal, 1er of you. Bear left and look for the archway leading into the Palais Royal colonnade and gardens. 10. Didier Ludot boutique, Palais Royal, 1er 11. Comédie Française, 1, Place Colette, 1er .