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Iconic LBD: Movie Magic Meets Fashion
9 May
Summary
- The 'Little Black Dress' gained fame from Breakfast At Tiffany's.
- Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress was designed by Hubert de Givenchy.
- One surviving dress sold for £467,200 in 2006.
Fashion trends have frequently drawn inspiration from the silver screen, with the 'Little Black Dress' being a prime example. Audrey Hepburn, a major film star and fashion icon of the 1950s and 1960s, popularized the enduring style.
She famously wore a Givenchy-designed 'Little Black Dress' in the 1961 film "Breakfast At Tiffany's." Hepburn and designer Hubert de Givenchy shared a close creative association, with Givenchy crafting many of her on-screen and off-screen wardrobes.
The dress's allure lay in its elegant simplicity, reimagining black, often linked to mourning, as a sophisticated and glamorous choice. It rapidly became an essential item in fashionable women's closets.
Remarkably, three of the original dresses persist today. One is housed in a Madrid museum, another resides in Givenchy's archives, and the third fetched a price of £467,200 at auction in 2006.
