London, England (GenevaLunch) – Some of the most famous clothes from the haute couture wardrobe of actress Audrey Hepburn were sold for £270,000 at an auction in London Tuesday 8 December. Hepburn, who died and was buried in 1992 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, in Switzerland, where she spent much of her adult life, was one of the first Unicef Goodwill ambassadors. Half the money will go to the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund and Unicef for their joint venture, “All Children in School” Unicef education project.
The clothes, sold by Kerry Taylor auctions, were from 1953 to the late 1960s.
The 36 items, with several of the little black dresses for which she was renowned, included clothes designed by de Givenchy and Valentino.
Links to other sites: Audrey Hepburn official site, Kerry Taylor auctions, Telegraph, UK and Unicef
News story, GenevaLunch, 9 December 2009.
Filed under: Society
Tags: auction, Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, de Givenchy, goodwill ambassador, Kerry Taylor auctions, little black dress, London, Switzerland, Tolochenaz, Unicef, Valentino
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