An ode to Audrey Hepburn’s legacy
An online auction of Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn’s prized possessions begins today at Christie’s. tabloid! picks its top items
Audrey Hepburn, who died in 1993, would have been 90 this year.
Yet the screen and fashion icon’s global appeal continues 25 years after her death
— her popularity and resonance still strong with a whole new generation of fans.
Auctioner Christie’s will open an online auction of some of her personal collections today, giving fans in the UAE another opportunity to own a piece of the legend. Featuring objects she collected, used and loved — from jewellery, fashion and accessories, to correspondence, film memorabilia and professional photography by leading photographers of the day — Audrey Hepburn: The
Personal Collection is the third of series to offer fans the chance to delve into Hepburn’s personal world.
“Having taken 25 years to be ready to share our mother’s personal world, we were truly touched by the global response to Part I and II of her collection. It is with pleasure that we now present Part III; a further group of her belongings that we feel will be of interest to her ever-growing base of admirers,” say Luca Dotti and Sean Hepburn Ferrer in a statement.
Born Audrey Kathleen Hepburn in Ixelles, Brussels in 1929, Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium, England and the Netherlands. She studied ballet and performed as a chorus girl in the West End before travelling to the US to star on Broadway in Gigi, quickly rising to stardom with her Academy Award winning performance in Roman Holiday in 1953. Her talent was instantly recognised: she became the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Tony Award and a Golden Globe in the same year. Hepburn went on to win three Baftas and in 1994 became one of only 12 people in history to win competitive Emmy, Grammy, Academy and Tony Awards, known by the acronym EGOT.
Hepburn went on to star in some of the most iconic films including Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady and Sabrina. Later in life, she devoted much of her time to humanitarian work, mostly to Unicef, and was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador in December 1992. Audrey Hepburn died in 1993 at the age of 63.
Of the 212 lots going on sale, tabloid! picks some of the top items from the collection.