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Long before Carrie Bradshaw hit the scene, the original girl-about-town, Holly Golightly, had been enchanting city dwellers and Big Apple dreamers for decades. But what most folks don't know about the dazzling Golightly is that
Golightly first debuted NOT in the iconic 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's film, but in Truman Capote's 1958 novelette of the same name.
Contrary to the eccentric, fun-loving character Audrey Hepburn played, Capote's original leading lady was more or less depicted as a local call girl.
The original Golightly (a.k.a. the Texas-born Lula Mae Barnes) turns 50 years old today! (Sorry Madge, you're not the only hot 50-something worthy of a shout-out!)
Shocked? Surprised? Did a faint "Oh yeah that's right, I forgot about that…" or "Damn, I really should have read more classics in college" alarm just go off in your head?
If so—or, even if it's not-be sure to pick up the gorge anniversary issue of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Besides being a moving, memorable and quick read, Capote's tome is a must-have for any fashion library—even if it doesn't inspire a case of unshakable closet-envy as the film's trendsetting scenes did.
