AS FAR as rare and covetable pieces of clothing go, those created by designers including Hubert de Givenchy and Valentino - and then worn by style icon Audrey Hepburn - are among the desirable. Some of the actress' most famous dresses will be auctioned next week in London with 50 per cent of the proceeds going to The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund and Unicef.
There are more than thirty of pieces for sale, dating from the early Fifties to the late Sixties, including clothing, accessories and personal letters written by Hepburn during the period. Also included in the sale is a wedding dress she never wore, made for her marriage to James Hanson - which Hepburn called off weeks before it was set to take place.
Hepburn asked that the dress be given away, "to the most beautiful, poor Italian girl you can find - someone who couldn't ever afford a dress like mine" and the recipient - Amabile Altobella - wore it and kept it in her family until it was tracked down by the family of the dress' creators, the Fontanas, in 2002.
Auction experts predict the sale could raise in excess of £100,000, because authenticated Hepburn pieces so rarely come on to the open market. The pieces are currently part of a touring exhibition in Sotheby's New York and Paris and will be exhibited at La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade on Pall Mall, London on Sunday December 6 from 12 noon - 5pm before being sold on December 7 and 8 at the same venue.
See www.audreyhepburn.com for more information on the charity. See www.kerrytaylorauctions.com for more information about the sale.
This is Meredith Melling Burke who works at Vogie, in a Christian Cota dress with a Rick Owens jacket. None of it is vintage but I like it anyway
Here is courtney love looking all grown up and elegant
Katy Perry looked grown-up, glamorous and gorgeous in her vintage LaCroix
Check out the beautiful Elena showing of her baubles from The Glamourai collection for Shrimpton Couture! I have such fabulous clients no?
PSST notice the harem pants? and you thought that was a "new" trend - silly young thing you!
First I get hassled all the time about my lack of self-costume posts here on the blog so when I was invited to a dinner party thrown by one of my best friends and UBER talented Interior Designer Lee Ann, of Beaux Arts Interior, I suffered through a mini photo shoot just to quiet you all down for at least a few weeks, les sigh
Kelly who is the designer behind The Glamouria line, wore her own self designed Crystalline Crumble Collar that was available in the shop up until yesterday but has just sold - sorry peeps - should have grabbed it when you could have!
Meanwhile, my beautiful client and author of the blog Golden Means posted own self wearing another of The Glamourai's creations. How fabulous!
A new semi-precious ring collection just landed in the shop today as well
And I was pretty pleased to bring an entire NEW collection from the UBER talented Anita Quansah to the site today - She has collaborated with Christian LaCroix in the past - WOW
This 1970s Fish Print gown sold to one of my favorite clients and I was sad to see it go - I can't believe it has not been long gone.
I finally found a digital copy of this picture. I have been hunting for it for a bit - I LOVE the doors and want to use this feel as a possible inspiration for my future permanent studio space. Rustic creams blended with some of the best fabrics on the planet - perfection, no?
I spoiled myself and scooped this coat this week!
This is a sneak peek preview of a new Look Book story coming soon, shot by the talented Jennifer Cress - and yes that is this rather NON-sexy looking 1960s silk Travilla -
The beautiful Katie posted this picture for me to see of her gorgeous self on Facebook.
Our very own Louise Black rocked the Marie Clair NY red carpet in her own vintage inspired frock and signature cuff. Louise is doing terrific on Project Runway 6 and we could not be prouder!
We are kind of partial and unabashedly biased when a Shrimpton Couture client does good, but when she debuts in a brand new TV show and we LOVE it we somehow feel entirely responsible (teehee). The entire Shrimpton team LOVED Eastwick last night and wishes Rebecca tons of continues success!
And her debuted collection of the MOST fabulous, gorgeous original CUFFS that are all adjustable and ever so wearable. Each incorporating a vintage bauble or two in it's design!
Go grab one while you can - they should arrive in stock later this week and will go out right away to their lucky girls. Go here to Pre-Order and here to see the rest of her goodies currently in the shop
You all know how much I love Rachel Zoe.
(pic from @AnnieBrat twitpic files)
(pic from Canadian's own Fashion File host @adrianmainella twit pics)
(follow Rachel @rzrachelzoe & you can follow me on twitter @shrimptoncoutur)
Update #2
NEW YORK (Herald de Paris) - Unless you live under a very non-fashionable rock, you are probably aware that it is Fashion Week in New York City. These are THE shows of the year, with editors, clients, bloggers and media all vying for the right invites to the right shows and it is a really big deal to the fashion world.
I love the start of the shows as much as any fashion conscious girl and eagerly await the news feeds to see what is hot and where things are going trend-wise. But I have to say from a vintage perspective, I tend to stay somewhat nonplussed. I look at the shows not only for what they are showcasing for the new season, but what might be of interest to me years from now. For me, fashion shows get more important the longer they become a thing of the past.....
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