Kerry Taylor Auctions: Passion for Fashion including an Audrey Hepburn Collection: Lot 293
The Givenchy haute couture black chantilly lace
Estimated Price:
£15,000 - £20,000Realised Price:
£50,000
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The Givenchy haute couture black chantilly lace cocktail dress, worn in `How to Steal a Million', 1966, comprising: lace cocktail gown with wrap-over back, high neck with scalloped edge, side fastenings, the full skirt edged in a flounce stiffened with horsehair, narrow black patent belt, worn over a black silk petticoat, labelled and numbered 30.361, the matching jacket with narrow Givenchy label to the neck, bust 86cm, 34in, waist 61cm, 21in; together with a photograph of Audrey wearing the gown, (5) Audrey wears this ensemble in the Ritz bar scene of the film, where her character dons a matching lace face mask over glittery eye-makeup in order to disguise herself. Her attempt not to draw attention to herself in this stunning creation spectacularly failed! Hubert de Givenchy created a similar, though not identical, cocktail gown as part of the haute couture collection, Autumn-Winter 1966, model 432.
Estimated Price: £15,000 - £20,000
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Auction House
Auction Title
Passion for Fashion including an Audrey Hepburn Collection
Auction Date
08 December 2009
Location
30 Royal Opera Arcade
Pall Mall
London,
United Kingdom
SW1Y 4UY
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