Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy, 1953: he expected Katharine Hepburn; clothes for Sabrina; he was 26, house opened 1952; Edith Head won the costume Oscar and claimed the dresses

He went on to design the black dress she wore in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

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01WHEN AUDREY HEPBURN CAME TO HUBERT DE GIVENCHY IN 1953, HE THOUGHT KATHARINE HEPBURN WAS COMING.

02SHE NEEDED CLOTHES FOR THE FILM SABRINA.

03HE WAS 26, AND HAD OPENED HIS HOUSE THE YEAR BEFORE.

04THE COSTUME OSCAR FOR SABRINA WENT TO EDITH HEAD.

05HEAD SAID SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRESSES.

06AFTER HEAD'S DEATH, GIVENCHY SAID THE DESIGNS WERE HIS.