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Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy Haute Couture Cocktail Gown, Autumn-Winter 1966

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December 17, 03:19 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 USD

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Description

Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy Haute Couture Cocktail Gown, Autumn-Winter 1966


  • Couture labelled
  • Made of black gazar
  • Over-dress and zoccolo underskirt each edged with dazzling cut-brilliants
  • Together with a printed paper copy of relevant pages from the original auction catalogue


Dimensions:

  • Bust: 82 cm, 32 in
  • Waist: 71 cm, 28 in


All measurements are approximate.


Provenance: The Tanja Star Busmann Audrey Hepburn Collection. Tanja Star Busmann was a close friend of Audrey Hepburn and this dress was given as a gift to her by Audrey during the 1960s.Ex-lot 318, Kerry Taylor Auctions, 8th December 2009. Noting that this dress was originally sold as 'un-labelled' but it dos in fact have a Givenchy couture label hidden in side seam.

This design formed part of Givenchy's haute couture collection, model 426, Autumn-Winter, 1966.

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