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
Katharine Hepburn diction". He wrote "The Night of the Iguana" (1961) with Hepburn in mind, but the actress, although flattered, felt the play was wrong for her and declined the part, which went to Bette Davis. Hepburn returned to Stratford in the summer of 1960 to play Viola in "Twelfth Night", and Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra". The "New York Post" wrote of her Cleopatra, "Hepburn offers a highly versatile performance ... once or twice going in for her famous mannerisms and always being fascinating to watch." Hepburn herself was proud of the role. Her repertoire was further improved when she appeared