QUITE A LADY: Natalie Portman and Mandy Moore have taken to this summer’s romantic blouse trend, but an actress of another era — Audrey Hepburn — epitomized the look in the film adaptation of “My Fair Lady.” Costume designer Cecil Beaton won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for the 1964 George Cukor-directed flick — one of eight the film snagged at the 1965 Academy awards. Beaton designed more than 1,000 costumes, including Hepburn’s Royal Ascot ensemble. Now, the Edwardian-style chiffon blouse worn by the actress and believed to have been designed by Beaton will be auctioned Thursday by Nate D. Sanders Auctions. The ivory-colored garment is woven with a silk stripe and has a neck ruffle and detailed cuffs. It also has hand-finished seams and covered buttons. Film fans will recognize the garment as what Hepburn’s “Eliza Doolittle” wore for the “Rain in Spain” and “I Could Have Danced All Night” scenes. As an indication of Hepburn’s diminutiveness, the garment measures 13 inches across its shoulder seams. The blouse was owned by a private collector, a Nate D. Sanders Auctions spokesman said Monday. During a 1964 press event for the movie, WWD asked Hepburn if she expected her style to be

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