Blake Edwards, is loosely based on a Truman Capote novella by the same name. Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe β a pure sex symbol of the fifties β to play Golightly, but Monroe declined.
She was avoiding promiscuous parts like Holly Golightly as an attempt to create a more wholesome image. As the film industry did in the fifties and sixties, the novel was sweetened and cleansed for a squeaky-clean film production. Instead of committing, Golightly slips into classy parties and hooks up with city millionaires. Then, Golightly politely excuses herself from their relationships after the wealthy men shower her with gifts and riches.
Golightly successfully pushes him away, but he serves as a stringent reminder of the non-committing lifestyle she once hid behind. After Golightly has legal issues for unknowingly relaying secret messages to a mobster in prison, she attempts to escape the country.
Golightly releases her cat and almost escapes with a rich man to Brazil. But the millionaire drops Golightly. In turn, Varjak puts his foot down and β for once β is able to hold Golightly back. But at this point in the film, Golightly continues to deny the need for stability.
She is only living freely. Yet this quote indicates to the viewer a flash of desire for stability β something that is human nature. Your devoted friend, Audrey Hepburn. The idea of envying a store is ridiculous.
