Audrey Hepburn’s cocktail dress takes nearly $100,000 at London auction

Hepburn’s dress takes nearly $100,000 at auction

LONDON — The black cocktail dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in “How to Steal a Million” has sold for nearly $100,000 at auction.

Kerry Taylor Auctions says the Chantilly lace dress sold to an anonymous bidder for about $97,700. It was one of 40 items from Hepburn’s wardrobe sold off by her friend Tanja Star-Busmann.

The auctioneer said Tuesday’s sale made a total of 268,320 pounds. It says half of the net proceeds will go to The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund.