[12] [9] When they witnessed such a frenzied auction, the amount that was raised so astonished Lapierre that he observed: "I am absolutely dumbfounded to believe that a piece of cloth which belonged to such a magical actress will now enable me to buy bricks and cement to put the most destitute children in the world into schools." [2] Sarah Hodgson, a film specialist at Christie's said, "This is one of the most famous black dresses in the worldan iconic piece of cinematic historyand we are glad it fetched a historic price." [2] Design [edit] The model is a Givenchy black Italian satin sheath evening gown
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