Audrey Hepburn Collection
                     Audrey Hepburn Personal 
Collection at Christie’s, 
September 2017
   
    Audrey Hepburn was a legend in her life 
with such iconic films as Roman Holiday, 
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, and 
many more. She was one of the most 
beloved stars in the history of films. She 
had always been the queen of fashion 
and some of the replicas of her dresses 
and accessories even today refuse to go 
out of fashion.
On September 27, 2017, 
Christie’s King Street 
headquarters presented a 
flagship auction (alongside an 
online auction from 
September 19 to October 3) of 
the personal 
Audrey Hepburn collection
 that is still a talking point 
today. It was an extraordinary 
archive recording the life and 
career of one of the most 
famous actresses of the 
20th century. The auction of 
these personal items had 
remained in the possession of 
Audrey Hepburn’s family and 
was the first time that they 
were offered for sale.
  
    The auction included Audrey Hepburn’s 
extensive personal wardrobe and copies 
of the script of her most loved movie 
Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It also had original 
portraits by famous photographers, most 
of which were from the period 1953 to 
1968 when she was at the height of her 
film career. This collection of memorabilia 
and letters from the personal Audrey 
Hepburn collection offered a delightful 
insight into the actress’s life and times.
Here are some of the stunning pieces put up 
for sale at the auction.
 Three pairs of leather ballet pumps from 1960 :One pair was 
burgundy trimmed with red ribbon, one pair in daffodil yellow with yellow 
ribbons, and one Emerald green with a bow. The pre-sale estimate for this 
combo was £6,000-9,000. During her early childhood traveling between 
Belgium, England, and the Netherlands, she performed ballet and was a 
chorus girl in London’s West End before moving to the USA to star on 
Broadway in Gigi in 1951. Her ballet pumps on sale were from that era.
 A blue satin Givenchy cocktail dress :The dress was worn by Audrey 
Hepburn in a photoshoot with William Klein for a fashion editorial 
promoting her film “Two for the Road” released in 1966. Hubert de 
Givenchy the celebrated designer and the actress were close friends and 
had worked together in many films. This dress was trimmed with blue 
satin fringes and epitomized a deceptively simple style. The pre-sale 
estimate from this personal Audrey Hepburn collection was £10,000-
15,000 but sold for a much higher figure. Incidentally, in December 2006, 
the famous black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s 
also designed by Givenchy sold at Christie’s for a mind-boggling 
£456,200 though its pre-sale estimate was £50,000-70,000.
 Personal annotated film scripts :Scripts from 
Hepburn’s hit films Breakfast at Tiffany’s (estimate: 
£60,000-80,000) and Charade (estimate: £15,000-25,000) 
which had Audrey Hepburn’s notes in turquoise blue ink in 
margins on the left hand of the pages.
        An auction that will be remembered for a long time!