White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn Oscar dress. The dress, like Hepburn's later little black dress in "Breakfast at Tiffany's", is cited as one of the classic dresses of the 20th century. A poll by Debenhams, published in the "Daily Telegraph", voted it the second most iconic red carpet dress of all time. "Time" magazine voted the dress the greatest Oscar dress of all time. "Variety" magazine's "Complete Book of Oscar Fashion" placed it among their selections for the Oscar's most beautiful gowns with the header "It's a Cinch!" White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn wore a white floral Givenchy dress to the
Audrey Hepburn Netherlands would remain neutral and be spared a German attack. While there, Hepburn attended the Arnhem Conservatory from 1939 to 1945. She had begun taking ballet lessons during her last years at boarding school, and continued training in Arnhem under the tutelage of Winja Marova, becoming her "star pupil". After the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940, Hepburn used the name Edda van Heemstra, because an "English-sounding" name was considered dangerous during the German occupation. Her family was profoundly affected by the occupation, with Hepburn later stating that "had we known that we were going to be occupied for five