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Lot Essay
Various photographs exist of Audrey Hepburn wearing the matching bolero jacket to this dress in 1988.
Details
Audrey Hepburn
An elegant black sheath dress by Givenchy, circa 1987, the strapless columnar gown of silk gazar with black velvet bandeau, trimmed with sequinned silk bands and dotted with faceted white beads
An elegant black sheath dress by Givenchy, circa 1987, the strapless columnar gown of silk gazar with black velvet bandeau, trimmed with sequinned silk bands and dotted with faceted white beads
Provenance
Fondation Audrey Hepburn
Special notice
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Further details
This lot is sold to benefit UNICEF and Fondation Jeunesse et Familles.
© Time Life Pictures/Getty Images, 1988
© Time Life Pictures/Getty Images, 1988