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onetreehillgrrl

HP UK As promised, here it is - the Fashion Friday prize for this week!! This prize was inspired by a few things. For starters, we like to keep it current here at HP UK and with the end of Paris Fashion Week, Givenchy seemed to work. Stay tuned for our trivia question and your chance to win!!

Q: HP UK It's Fashion Friday! In a 2006 auction, Christie's sold a Givenchy dress designed for Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's for how much? (In GBP)

Please send your answer (along with your full name and address) to hpcurates@hp.com. We'll choose the winner at random from the correct answers we receive. You have from now until 4:30PM to submit your entries. UK residents only

[STRIKE]A: "Today it became the most expensive, selling at auction for £410,000 as the star attraction in a record-breaking sale of film and entertainment memorabilia at Christie’s in Kensington, West London." (SOURCE: THE TIMES, 5/12/2006)[/STRIKE] The price appears to be £467,200 confirmed by titchylin's post at no. 3. Thanks titchy and apologies to any1 that put £410,000 I thought that the Times was reliable Sorry - another email address for a second attempt??

SEE TITCHYLIN'S POST BELOW: two prices are being reported £467,200 reported by BBC News and £410,000 reported by the Times.


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titchylin

i got this answer
A black Givenchy dress made for Audrey Hepburn for her role in Breakfast at Tiffany's has sold for £467,200 at a London auction.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6209658.stm

oh i entered on this as well - never mind

onetreehillgrrl

Thanks titchy. Here is the article from the Times on 5/12/06:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article660904.ece

I am not sure now what price is the correct one **confused**

titchylin

whoo just found this = got to be right answer as its from christies website

Price Realized
(Set Currency)

• £467,200
• ($923,187)
• Price includes buyer's premium

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4832498

wildorion

Thanks for posting - i bet the answer is staring me in the face but....whats the prize?

dontknow1

titchylin wrote: »

whoo just found this = got to be right answer as its from christies website

Price Realized
(Set Currency)

• £467,200
• ($923,187)
• Price includes buyer's premium

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4832498

doh i just spent ages earching christies for this lol... i should learn to read all posts first

cornishpasty1

Congratulations to Hannah E., who won the Givenchy "Play" His and Hers set