Audrey Hepburn: Cheveux Fabuleux

Looking classically elegant with her pixie crop and floral ivory dress, the image of Audrey Hepburn winning her Best Actress Oscar for Roman Holiday in 1954 is certainly an iconic one. A humanitarian, actress, Givenchy muse and mother, Audrey Hepburn will always be remembered for her kindness, style and grace.

Whether captured in one of her famous film looks, or as she arrived at the airport after a long flight, Hepburn's hairstyles epitomised each of the decades in which she graced our screens - from coiffed bobs in the Fifties to sleek up-dos in the Eighties, via the chic Sixties beehives she became famous for. Here's a look back through the hairstyles that accompanied Hepburn's memorable outfits - from androgynous crops to the much-copied chignon she wore for her role in Breakfast At Tiffany's.

1951 - Feminine curls were the required look for her turn on the Broadway stage.

1953 - Hepburn covered up with a headscarf as she arrived in London after a flight from New York.

1954 - For her role in Sabrina, Hepburn kept her hair pulled tightly back in an elegant up-do.

1957 - In the studio portraits for Love in the Afternoon she wore her hair center-parted and curled.

1959 - Minimal make-up and a sleek centre-parted style comprised Hepburn's late Fifties look.

1961 - For a film premiere she chose a beehive style, which perfectly epitomised a key trend of the moment.

1961 - In her most famous role, as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's, she wore her hair in an elegant - and much-copied - chignon.

1964 - Plenty of volume and a sweeping fringe confirmed Hepburn as the perfect Sixties icon

1967 - With her hair piled on top of her head in a stylish up-do, she accessorised with pretty drop earrings at the Academy Awards Presentation.