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It has a double-layer of fabric, forming deep folds at the front, with draw-string taffeta ribbons at the hood (which can either be worn up around the head or loosely around the shoulders).  \r\n\r\nHubert de Givenchy (b. 1927) met Audrey Hepburn during the shoot for the film <i>Sabrina</i> in 1953.  He went on to design almost all the clothes she wore in her films, including <i>Breakfast at Tiffany's</i> and <i>Funny Face</i>.  In this film Audrey Hepburn wears a cape identical to the one shown here.  One of the most iconic images is of Hepburn's face peeping from the cape, her blue gloved hands folded beneath.\r\n\r\nIn 1985, Audrey Hepburn said: \"My only merit is to have spent thirty years wearing dresses by Monsieur de Givenchy, whose talents and friendship I value most highly\".","physicalDescription":"A taffeta domino cape with matching evening gloves.  The silk taffeta of the Madonna-blue cape is of exceptional quality, pieced to create an unusually constructed loose fitting full-length cape.  The cape has a double-layer of fabric, forming deep folds at the front opening, with drawstring taffeta ribbons forming the closure of the hood, which can either be worn up around the head or loosely around the shoulders.  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