Oh dear. In a real fashion catastrophe, three of the most popular style magazines on the planet have somehow contrived to feature the same dress on their latest covers.

Prada will no doubt be delighted, with their dress appearing on the front page of Vogue, Elle and W all at the same time, but industry analysts are wondering how such a faux pas could have happened in a business which employs teams of people to make sure that this precise incident is avoided. In what is the industry equivalent of three supermodels turning up to a party in the same outfit, the coincidence is somewhat of an embarrassment to all concerned. Fashion houses such as Prada go to great lengths to ensure that rival photo shoots are not given the same outfit, something which has left the respective magazine editors scrambling to deflect criticism.

While Elle magazine said the situation was not surprising given that the dress was so fabulous, Vogue attempted to point out that the dresses were not the same, saying that they had not even noticed the other covers.

Danish model Freja Beha Erichsen appears on the cover of British Vogue in tangerine version of Prada’s diffusion line Miu Miu, while Lily Allen is featured in a lilac lace version for UK Elle, and Eva Mendes adorns the cover of US glossy W in a yellow number. As if that wasn’t enough, model Mona Johannesson appears in the lilac dress on the cover of Swedish Elle.

The iconic little black dress famously worn by Audrey Hepburn has been voted as the greatest ever female on-screen outfit.

The stunning gown, designed by Givenchy, remains one of screen film’s most enduring wardrobe items, with Hepburn wearing it for the opening scenes of the seminal 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In the film, Hepburn accessorised the strapless dress with long black gloves and a simple string of pearls, proving simplicity is often the key to looking great.

The award was voted in by those polled in a new survey by leading UK DVD rental company magazine Lovefilm, who declared the outfit the most popular dress of all time. According to Lovefilm magazine’s editor Helen Cowley, Hepburn made the little black dress a staple wardrobe item of women across the world, and one which, despite some competition from some seriously stylish women, has stood the test of time.

The Hepburn dress beat out other such notable outfits as the bikini worn by Ursula Andress in the James Bond movie Dr No, which was placed fourth, and contemporary gowns such as the silk wedding dress worn by Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, which was voted into tenth. The survey coincides with the release of the sequel to the movie.

Hepburn also featured in an additional outfit on the Lovefilm top ten, with the parasol and hat accompanied white dress from her role as Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady also winning over fans. Keira Knightley and Marilyn Monroe rounded out the top three with their outfits from Atonement and The Seven Year Itch respectively.