Audrey Hepburn’s garments will hit the auction blocks next week

The garments that once belonged to the movie star Audrey Hepburn will hit the auction blocks next week. The most important items of the auction are probably a Givenchy black lace dress that Hepburn wore in “How to Steal a Million” and a demure ivory wedding gown that never made it down the aisle.

Audrey Hepburn

The preview of the collection was in Paris before the Dec. 8 sale in London so the fans and the fashionistas can see what it is about.

Auctioneer Kerry Taylor, the holder of the auction house who is handling the sale said: “For her, what was important was not decoration and lots of embellishment. She liked very simple things — less was always more for Audrey”.

Other items who will hit the auction blocks are: an Yves Saint Laurent empire waisted gown in white  cotton that she wore to her son Luca’s 1970 christening – estimated at 1,500-2,500 pounds, an abbreviated, long-sleeve Valentino Haute Couture dress in ivory silk and lace that is identical to the one worn by Jacqueline Kennedy at her 1968 wedding to Aristotle Onassis, another ivory wedding gown, made for Hepburn by the Rome-based Fontana sisters – estimated at 8,000-12,000 pounds, pared-down cocktail dresses, buttery silk tops, ladylike coats and dramatic sweeping gowns made by legendary French couturier for Hepburn, his muse.

The highest sale price is estimated to be 15,000-20,000 pounds – A Givenchy cocktail dress and cropped jacket made from black lace — which Hepburn wore in the 1966 romantic comedy “How to Steal a Million”.