A collection of dresses worn by iconic style star and film star Audrey Hepburn was sold at auction for $437,800, which is more than double the pre-sale estimate. More than 40 items from her wardrobe, including dresses worn in her films, were auctioned in London in a sale described by organizers as "the like of which will never be seen again."
The highest price, 60,000 pounds - nearly $100,000 - was paid for a Chantilly lace cocktail gown by Givenchy which Hepburn wore in "How to Steal a Million" in 1966 — against an estimate of 15,000 to 20,000 pounds.
The actress, who personified the svelte, chic, minimal European post-war look, became renowned for her perceived purity, innocence and vulnerability, the fashion auctioneer Kerry Taylor said before the sale.
The collection was sold by Tanja Star-Busmann, a life-long friend of Hepburn's, and 50 percent of the net sale proceeds will be donated to The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.
Hepburn died in 1993 at the age of 63 and will always be a style icon...
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