The Elizabeth Arden black goffered chiffon cocktail dresss, worn w hen Audrey met her first husba

The Elizabeth Arden black goffered chiffon cocktail dresss, worn w hen Audrey met her first husband Mel Ferrer in 1953, labelled `Elizabeth Arden, Paris, New York`, with simple boat neckline, black satin binding to edges, full skirt, black silk integral slip, later added satin tie belt, bust 86cm, 34in, waist 61cm, 24in. Audrey returned to London in July 1953 for the British opening of Roman Holiday. Audrey and her mother co-hosted a party with the Star-Busmann family at the Star-Busmann`s family home-Hereford House, North Row, London. They invited guests including Gregory Peck her co-star on the film. He brought along his friend the actor and director Mel Ferrer. Cecil Beaton also met Audrey at this party for the first time and recorded in his diary Ò(She) has a huge mouth, flat Mongolian features, heavily painted eyes, a coconut coiffure, long nails without varnish, a wonderfully little figure and a long neck. She appears to take her wholesale adulation with a pinch of salt, and gratitude rather than puffed-up pride. Without any preliminaries, she cuts through to a basic understanding that makes people friendsÓ. He also met Mel Ferrer whom he says Audrey described to him as ÒThe biggest thing to come down the turnpikeÓ.