Audrey Hepburn, the British screen legend, was born on this day in 1929, and her veneration as a fashion icon has continued even after her death, in 1993. Along with fellow movie stars Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn is the inspiration behind the 1950s-style hotel Madera Hollywood, which is set to open on Hollywood Road, appropriately enough, in October. Hepburn owed a large degree of her style to couturier Hubert de Givenchy, with whom she worked on romantic comedy . Starring opposite the actress in that 1954 movie was Humphrey Bogart …

As public voting continues for magazine's annual top 100 list, Bendydick Cucumberpatch (for surely that was his nickname at school) is currently the "most influential actor in the world". While honing his craft as a 19-year-old drama student, the British actor spent his gap year in Darjeeling, India, teaching English and learning from Tibetan Buddhist monks: "They taught me about the simplicity of human nature, but also the humanity of it, and the ridiculous sense of humour you need to live a full spiritual life." Last year, Cumberbatch was photographed for the September edition of American by Annie Leibovitz …