Audrey Hepburn’s dresses to go under the hammer
By IANSWednesday, November 18, 2009
LONDON - A collection of late British actress Audrey Hepburn’s most glamorous dresses is set to be auctioned here next month.
The “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” icon passed on many of her movie costumes to friend Tanja Star-Busmann, who has decided to put 36 designer items dating from 1953 until the late 1960s under the hammer, reports imdb.com.
Buyers can bid for the wardrobe that includes a Givenchy silk gown, which was worn by the actress in “Paris When It Sizzles”, and a lace cocktail dress from “How To Steal A Million”.
Fans can even get their hands on a very personal Hepburn outfit - the wedding dress she had designed for her planned marriage to British Lord James Hanson. The actress later gave away the gown to a poor Italian girl when she cancelled her nuptials.
A series of letters describing her rise to stardom will also be up for grabs.
The sale will take place at Kerry Taylor Auctions here Dec 8, with 50 percent of the proceeds raised going to The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund.
In May this year, a rare stamp bearing the image of Hepburn smoking was sold for a staggering $93,800 at an auction in Germany.
