Audrey Hepburn’s Clothing for auction
The world remains for ever from the fashion icon Audrey Hepburn inspired. Buyers can sample his legendary style to a pending sale that 36 items of clothing from 1953 until the late 60’s and hats, belts and accessories are available. Kerry Taylor Auctions will be holding the sale on 8 December in London.
In 1951, Audrey went to Europe for the United States, in the Broadway production of Stars “Gigi”. They sorted through their unwanted clothes and the things that they no longer need her good friend Tanya Star Busmann passed. Over time, this has been a tradition for the stylish star, always traveled with many bags full of stunning fashion. The auction also includes a group of letters, which she describes an early movie break her proposed marriage with James Hanson and the time they spent with the filming of “Roman Holiday”.
Items for bid includes wear a Givenchy designed Audrey Cloque black silk dress for the film “Paris, when it sizzles” in 1962 (£ 10-15,000) and Chantilly Lace cocktail dress she wore in “How to Steal a Million in 1966 (£ 15-20,000). Also on sale is ivory satin wedding dress from the Fontana Sisters Audrey Hepburn for her planned wedding to James (later Lord) Hanson. In 1952, during the filming of “Roman Holiday” with Gregory Peck in Rome the Fontana sisters, Hepburn came to ask her for her wedding dress. later weeks, when Audrey called off the wedding dress, she asked that, given the way “someone who may not afford a dress like me, the most beautiful, Italian bad girl found will. “The dress was given to a young Italian girl named Bella Amabile Alto. The dress comes with a picture of the original dress worn by Audrey Fontana and a letter from the seller to confirm the home is sold. It is estimated to fetch up to € 8000 to -12,000 .
Posted: November 24th, 2009 under Clothing trends.
