The Story Behind Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Little Black Dress’

British actress Audrey Hepburn was Raised in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. As an actress, she came to be known as a symbol of class and a fashion icon. Her most loved films are Sabrina, with Humphrey bogart, Funny Face, My Fair Lady, and Wait Until Dark. This list also includes Roman Holiday with Gregory Peck, which won her an Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award.

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From this, she was made the first actress to win the awards for the same performance.

Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress:

The black dress style in question was made famous by Coco Chanel, most notably in early 1926.  In Breakfast at Tiffany’s opening scene, Audrey Hepburn’s character Holly Golightly gets out of the cab in New York city in that dress that gives hat gives the LBD (little black dress) its name, power, and reputation.

Naturally, the dress is designer.

It’s Givenchy, designed by Hubert de Givenchy in Paris. The French designer worked with her from the time when she was in Sabrina. Hence her asking for another design. The slim fit, sleeveless couture black satin evening gown featured fashionable cut-outs and a high neckline. It was cautiously styled with black gloves, a conservative swoop pinned-up style, tortoiseshell sunglasses, and a pearl necklace. Some say the character is explained perfectly in just that scene, staring into the Tiffany & Co. window eating a danish in that dress. Lucky Hepburn was dressed by Givenchy for her entire film wardrobe, with Edith Head, costume designer for Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

The Legendary LBD:

The dress has become somewhat of a legend in and of itself. It has been worn many times and, of course, imitated plenty for both Halloween costumes and in Harper’s Bazaar worn by Natalie Portman styled the same way in 2006. The dress was sold for over 600,000 U.S. dollars and was donated by Givenchy himself to a buyer to whom this day remains a mystery.

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