Some of the Hollywood icon’s favourite dresses are soon going up for auction.

Nobody pulled off understated elegance like Audrey Hepburn, her style was so graceful and timeless that she is considered a style icon even today.

Next month some of her favourite dresses are up for auction. Auctioneer Kerry Taylor says: "She was the real antithesis of the Hollywood stars of the 50s and 60s like Marilyn Monroe. She had no curves, good height, was completely flat chested, which made her the perfect muse for designers!"

Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe is typified by simplicity and effortless elegance. She became the personification of chic elegance in the 1950s and 60s.

The dresses
White dress worn in Love In The Afternoon
This dress was worn by Audrey during the opera scene of Love in the Afternoon, it was given to the collection by Tanja Star Busmann who became friends with Audrey when she was a schoolgirl of 15 and Audrey was 21.

Wedding dress
The ivory satin bridal gown was designed for Audrey for her planned wedding to James Hanson in 1952, though the wedding never took place. It was designed by the Fontana sisters who were famous for their romantic ball and bridal gowns.

Black lace dress worn in How to steal a million
This haute couture cocktail dress, made out of black Chantilly lace, was designed by Givenchy and is accompanied by a jacket. Hubert de Givenchy created a similar, though not identical, cocktail gown as part of the haute couture collection, Autumn-Winter 1966.

Black dress worn in Paris When It Sizzles
This dress was another Givenchy, a haute couture black silk dress. Audrey wore it to promote the film 'Paris When It Sizzles'. It is a classic, "little black dress for" which Audrey became so famous.