An evening gown of black Italian satin, this floor-length sleeveless column gown designed by Givenchy for Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany’s, 1961, brought $887,680, marking a world record for a dress made for a film.
:The iconic Givenchy gown made for Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film
Breakfast at Tiffany's
was sold for $887,680 at Christie's South Kensington on December 5, marking a world record for a dress made for a film.
The presale estimate for the dress was $100/140,000.
Dominic Lapierre, who was selling the dress on behalf of the charity City of Joy Aid, said, "There are tears in my eyes. I am absolutely dumbfounded to believe that a piece of cloth, which belonged to such a magical actress will now enable me to buy bricks and cement to put the most destitute children in the world into schools."
The gown features a fitted bodice with rear cutout décolleté, the skirt slightly gathered at the waist and one side slit to the thigh. It is UK Size 6, around a 24-inch waist.
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