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Audrey Hepburn Outfits Up for Sale

by Kelleen Kaden

hepburnSome of the outfits and accessories worn by universal fashion icon Audrey Hepburn are to be auctioned in the biggest ever sale of her clothing. Dating from 1953 to the late 1960s, the collection includes more than 30 outfits worn by Hepburn, with several pieces by her favorite designer, Hubert de Givenchy. The sale will include a blue cloqué silk cocktail dress from Givenchy’s Autumn-Winter 1966 collection, estimated at $16,000 to $24,000 (£10,000 to £15,000); a black silk dress which Hepburn wore in publicity photographs for the 1962 film, Paris When it Sizzles, is also expected to fetch up to $24,000; and a black Chantilly lace cocktail dress worn in the 1966 film How to Steal a Million, estimated at between $12,750 and $19,000.

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October 5, 2009

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