Great Outfits in Fashion History: Audrey Hepburn's Timeless White Golfing Dress

There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home. In 'Great Outfits in Fashion History,' Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.

While Audrey Hepburn's most recognizable moments in fashion history reflect her on-screen and red carpet styles, her everyday outfits are also worth celebrating. Like how, on a sunny day in 1954, the actor and her then-husband Mel Ferrer enjoyed a game of golf wearing something far, far more stylish than your regular polyester sport clothes.

The couple opted for breathable, uncomplicated styles to play the nine-hole course at the Bürgenstock Hotel in Switzerland's Lake Lucerne. For Hepburn, that meant a white sleeveless cotton midi dress with thong sandals that she took off not long into the game. She accessorized with a single gold bangle pushed nearly to her elbow.

The down-to-earth look transcends time — one can imagine reaching for the same pieces (and mimicking the uncomplicated styling) for a weekend outing today. Want to recreate the look yourself? Shop our selection, below.

Gap x Dôen Eyelet Midi Dress, $158, available here (sizes XXS-XL)

Staud Wells Cotton Poplin A-Line Midi-Dress, $285, available here (sizes 00-16)

J. Crew Clio Dress in Textured Gauze, $138, available here (sizes XXS-3X)

Lili Claspe Small Sloane Hollow Cuff Bracelet, $100, available here

V. Bellan Simone Cuff, $175, available here

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