Natalie Portman, wearing the iconic black column dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," graces the cover of the upcoming issue of Harper's Bazaar.



"I did feel very elegant suddenly," Portman tells the magazine. "I mean, you can't possibly measure up to Audrey Hepburn; there's no comparison. But the elegance that she exuded was transmitted to the dress, you know, the feeling, the emotion of it."

The dress, one of 3 versions made for the 1961 movie, will be sold to the highest bidder on December 5th at Christie's auction house in London. It's expected to fetch as much as $130,000.

Portman did not think she was small enough to fit in the dress, but by seeing the cover of the mag, it's clear it all worked out.

"I was so nervous that I wasn't going to fit," Portman says. "Everyone kept telling me how small it was, and I'm not the type who can starve myself. I'm small, but it's not like I'm see-through."

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