How to spend an absolutely marvelous Audrey Hepburn Day in New York City

She was beautiful, lovely, and fabulous, and not just because of her first name!  The classy, lovable, and quirky actress was born on May 4th, 1929.  Do you know what day tomorrow is?

My flatmate is obsessed with Audrey Hepburn (hm...), so she said, "what about breakfast at Tiffany's!" And I said... "I have a marvelous idea!"  I suppose if we were in Paris, we'd do a Funny Face.  And if we were in Rome, we'd have a Roman Holiday!  But we're in New York.  And if you are too, this is how you can have a delightful Audrey Hepburn day a la Holly Golightly!  This is your chance to be a real phony... well, I mean... pretend to be a real phony... Is that just a phony?  This is getting confusing.

#1 Sleep glamorously.

 

Sometime after 12am, go to bed wearing nothing but earplugs that look like dangling earrings and a sleep mask with fake eyelashes and gold eyebrows.

#2 Dress up.

#3 Speak like Golightly.

Say things like darling, marvelous, bore, or slip in Français in sentences de Anglais.  Get rid of that southern accent!  Become a fair lady! 

#4 Charm your way out of a situation.

#5 Have breakfast at Tiffany's.

Duh.  The favorite, well only, menu item at "Tiffany's on 5th Ave" is the Holly Delight: 1 pastry with a cup of coffee.  Outdoor standing.  No reservations. 

#6 Spend the day doing things you've never done before.
Source: reelclassics.com

1. Drink champagne before breakfast. --During doesn't count.
2. Go on a walk in the morning. --You have to sleep beforehand.
3. Go to Tiffany's.  (*Bonus if you buy something on a $10 budget or engrave a crackerjack ring!  "Do they still really have prizes in crackerjack boxes?" Unfortunately, no rings. Ebay?)
4. Go to the New York Public Library.  (*Bonus points if you autograph Nine Lives.)
5. Shoplift at the five and dime.  (*Bonus points if you do so creatively: Wearing cat and dog masks out, covering a goldfish bowl with your hat...)
6. Spend the rest of the day doing things you've never done before!

#7 Catch a cab by whistling with your fingers.

"I never could do that..."

#8 Hang out with a guy-friend and call him "Fred" the whole time.

You could also call him whatever your brother's name is.  Bonus points if your friend's real name is Paul.  Extra bonus points if he's in love with you. 

#9 Go where Audrey went.
Source: onthesetofnewyork.com

1. Tiffany & Co Store, 727 5th Avenue, Manhattan.
2. Holly Golightly Apartment, 169 East 71st Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.
3. Holly and Paul run away from the Five and dime, East 71st Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.
4. Paul meets Doc, Bandshell, Central Park (from 66th to 72nd Street) Manhattan.
5. New York Public Library, 5th Avenue (between 40th and 42nd Street) Manhattan.
6. Holly's supposed last day, Park Avenue and East 52nd Street, Manhattan.

#10 When you see a kitty, call it a slob as well as "Cat."

"I'm like cat here that no-name slob! We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other."

#11 If you smoke use a cigarette holder.

#12 Drink milk out of a wine glass.

   
#13 Hide your phone in a trunk and sit in couch made out of a bath tub.

 #14 Sit back and read Nine Lives.

Okay, Paul Varjak's novel doesn't exist.  But you can read one of these other books above with the same title!

#15 Write a story about your friend and title it, My Friend.

#16 Get dolled up in five minutes flat.

#17 Visit Sing Sing and have your receipts read aloud to you by Sally Tomato. 

You could also cheat and go to the St. Marks karaoke bar, Sing Sing.  Maybe have your receipts sung to you by a red-faced drunk girl named, Sally.

#18 Party like the rich and fabulous.

• Become best friends with a mirror.
• Wear a watch on your ankle.
• Do a headstand while leaning against the wall next to someone.
• Have someone sit on your shoulders while they're next to someone. Then when they turn away for a second, stand up.
• Have an emotional breakdown with a mirror.
• Have a conversation on the floor in between legs.
• If someone's crouched on the floor, think of it as a free seat.
• If a person gets up from crawling on the floor and stands up, welcome them to the party.
• Plug someone else's nose and tell them you're going to take them to the zoo and feed them to a yak.
• Shout "Timber!" when someone gets so drunk, they fall.
• Leave your party early and tell the cops which apartment the noise is in.

#19 Hook up, date, or elope with a rich guy.

"Fred, darling... I'd marry you for your money in a minute. Would you marry me for my money?" "In a minute."

#20 Friend-zone someone interested in you.  

 

Bonus points if they think their unrequited love means they own you!

#21 Call jerks "rats" ...and the extra terrible, "super-rats."

#22 Come to a sad realization about yourself.

#23 Try to forget your problems.

#24 Sing "Moon River" on a fire escape with a guitar and a towel on your head.

#25 Kiss in the rain while holding a wet cat.

 --the wet cat, of course, called Cat. (see #7)

If you're ready to call it a night and it's before 12am (which it shouldn't be) repeat #1.

 

Note: I do not actually condone any illegal activity.  Any mentioned were done so purely for the purpose of wit and reference to said movie.