Audrey Hepburn muse, and the two became so closely associated with each other that academic Jayne Sheridan has stated "we might ask 'Did Audrey Hepburn create Givenchy or was it the other way around?'". In addition to "Sabrina", Givenchy designed her costumes for "Love in the Afternoon" (1957), "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), "Funny Face" (1957), "Charade" (1963), "Paris When It Sizzles" (1964), and "How to Steal a Million" (1966), as well as clothed her off screen. According to Moseley, fashion plays an unusually central role in many of Hepburn's films, stating that "the costume is not tied to the character, functioning 'silently'
Audrey Hepburn in the West End musical theatre revues "High Button Shoes" (1948) at the London Hippodrome, and Cecil Landeau's "Sauce Tartare" (1949) and "Sauce Piquante" (1950) at the Cambridge Theatre. During her theatrical work, she took elocution lessons with actor Felix Aylmer to develop her voice. After being spotted by a casting director while performing in "Sauce Piquante", Hepburn was registered as a freelance actress with the Associated British Picture Corporation. She appeared in the BBC Teleplay "The Silent Village", and in minor roles in the 1951 films "One Wild Oat", "Laughter in Paradise", "Young Wives' Tale", and "The Lavender Hill