Tiffany & Co. - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

• In the 1948 movie Ladies of the Chorus, Tiffany's is mentioned in the song "Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy", which is sung by Marilyn Monroe.
• In the 1953 movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Tiffany's is mentioned twice in the song "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", which is sung by Marilyn Monroe .
• Eartha Kitt's classic Christmas song "Santa Baby" (1953) mentions purchasing decorations at Tiffany's.
• In the 1956's James Bond novel, Diamonds Are Forever, one of Bond's love interests is named Tiffany Case. In the 1971 film of the same name, the character explains that she is named after Tiffany & Co. (and has the distinction of being the first American Bond girl).
• In Truman Capote's novella, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), the title is a reference to the store. One of the protagonists in the novella, Holly Golightly, constantly refers to the store as "the best place in the world, where nothing bad can take place." The iconic 1961 film of the same name was based on Capote's novella.
• In the 1958 movie Auntie Mame, during the scene where the main characters learn that all of their investments are worthless due to the October 1929 stock market crash, Vera Charles states "And everyone said I was such a fool, spending all my money at Tiffany's!"
• In the movie Legally Blonde (2001) and its sequel (2003), the protagonist Elle Woods wears a heart necklace from Tiffany's. In Legally Blonde: The Musical (which opened on Broadway in 2007) and The Search for Elle Woods (2008), the "Elles" were each presented with a replica necklace.
• Summer at Tiffany (ISBN 9780061189524), a 2007 memoir by Marjorie Hart, details her experiences as one of the first two female floor employees at Tiffany during the summer of 1945. The book is full of Hart's brushes with celebrities of the era, and other late WWII events in New York City.
• The 1973 blaxploitation crime film Black Caesar features several references to the Manhattan flagship store, a favorite haunt of main character Tommy Gibbs (portrayed by Fred Williamson), its products symbolizing class and wealth.
• During the second season finale of Glee, "New York" (2011), Rachel and Kurt are seen having breakfast in front of Tiffany & Co.
• In the popular TV series Gossip Girl, one of the main characters, Blair Waldorf, is a fan of Audrey Hepburn movies. In episode 1.4, "Bad News Blair" (2007), Blair has a dream which is a reference to Breakfast at Tiffany's. In the episode "Seventeen Candles", Chuck gives Blair a diamond necklace for her birthday; and because of Blair's love of Audrey Hepburn, there was a misconception that the diamond necklace is from Tiffany's. However, in the show, Blair mentions that the necklace was from Erickson Beamon. In another episode, Serena throws a Tiffany-themed engagement party for Blair.
• The ninth novel of The New York Times' best-selling series The Clique, is called Bratfest at Tiffany's (2008), a play on the movie and novella mentioned above, as well as the company itself. The main characters wear Tiffany & Co. bracelets in the book.
• In 2011, the Irish author Melissa Hill released a book called Something from Tiffany's (ISBN 9780340993378), in which two characters buy gifts for their respective girlfriends from the New York branch.
• In the TV series Ugly Betty, one of the main characters, Daniel Meade, is shown to have been shopping for Tiffany jewelry for various women.
• In HBO's TV series Sex and the City, one of the four main characters, Charlotte York, imagines that she receives a marriage proposed by her love interest Trey MacDougal, in front of the Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Avenue. Additionally, Samantha Jones gave Carrie Bradshaw a gift from Tiffany's after they'd had a spat about Carrie's judgmental reaction to Samantha's wanton sexual behavior.
• One of Nike Skateboarding's largest shoe releases was a low top shoe with colors reminiscent of the Tiffany and Co's light blue, white, and black tones. It retailed for around $725 and is still one of the most cherished Nike SBs on the market.
• In HBO's TV series The Newsroom, main character Will McAvoy sends his agent to Tiffany & Co to purchase an engagement ring for Will's former girlfriend, MacKenzie McHale, in episode 1.06, "Bullies". Will shows MacKenzie the ring and pretends to have had it for several years, letting her believe he intended to give it to her prior to their breakup.
• In the 1985 text-adventure "sequel" to Fahrenheit 451, the 5th Avenue flagship store is one of the places Montag goes to meet an informant. The informant, a salesman, is tipped off by the opening line of Moby Dick and has a white whale sculpture of ivory in his display case.