Hubert de Givenchy posing at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. [Photo/Agencies]

The retrospective of Givenchy's designs for his friend and style icon entitled To Audrey with Love has just opened at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, and lasts until late March.

It is the designer's homage to his muse and Givenchy has personally selected many of the 100 outfits featured in the collection, a few of which have never been seen in public before, in what he calls a "journey through her wardrobe".

In the 1954 romantic comedy Sabrina, Hepburn appeared alongside then screen heartthrob Humphrey Bogart, and in one key screen wore a sophisticated, floating ivory ball dress edged in black with embroidered black flowers - a Givenchy creation.

The same year, she wore a delicate ivory lace Givenchy creation for the Oscars where she won the Best Actress award for Roman Holiday.