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Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe to be auctioned

The personal wardrobe of the late British designer Dame Vivienne Westwood is to be auctioned at Christie’s this summer. The landmark sale will raise funds for the causes Dame Vivienne championed throughout her life, with proceeds directed towards supporting The Vivienne Foundation, Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Greenpeace....

Culture |In Pictures

Downton Abbey, Peaky Blinders and more: 60 film costumes to go up for auction

Cosprop and Kerry Taylor Auctions have announced that they are preparing to host an auction of iconic film and television costumes running from February 22 to March 10, during which time a live auction will also take place on March 5 where pieces will also be available to bid on. All of the 60 items – some costumes, some film memorabilia –...

People

Arnold Schwarzenegger held over luxury watch at Munich airport

Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for failing to declare an expensive watch, a customs spokesman told AFP. The Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was detained in the customs area on Wednesday afternoon after arriving from the United States, spokesman Thomas Meister said....

Fashion

CFDA and Sotheby’s celebrate Defining American Style auction

Ahead of the upcoming New York Fashion Week, the event’s organiser Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) had already set out to celebrate American fashion through the opening of an exhibition honouring designers from the region. The display was held as a preview to luxury auction house Sotheby’s latest sale, ‘Vision of America’, which...

Fashion

A rare blue diamond sold for over 40 million dollars at auction

A rare 17.61-carat pear-shaped blue diamond named Bleu Royal has set a record by selling for over 40 million dollars (32 million pounds) at a Christie's auction in Geneva. The diamond, part of a private collection for 50 years, achieved a sale price of 43.8 million dollars and is now considered the "largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue...

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Auction trends: How important are fashion and accessories? Exclusive Interview with Alice Léger from Artcurial

As fashion and accessories have become increasingly popular in the world of auctions, many are keen to understand their growing influence. To delve into the significance and workings of these markets, FashionUnited spoke with Alice Léger, the head of the Fashion and Accessories department at Artcurial, the third largest global auction house,...

Business

Princess Diana's sweater fetched one million, over ten times more than expected

A jumper belonging to Princess Diana fetched 1.1 million dollars at Sotheby's, according to the auction house's website. That is 10 times more than Sotheby's initial estimate, which expected proceeds of between 50,000 and 80,000 dollars. A newly engaged Diana wore the jersey to Prince Charles' polo match in 1981. The sheep depicted on the jersey...

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Westwood and Galliano: Ahead of her designer auction, founder of PR house 2e Bureau reminisces

From Vivienne Westwood to John Galliano to Azzedine Alaïa, the auction of pieces from the collection of Sylvie Grumbach, founder of the press office 2e Bureau, entitled "From the avant-garde to today", is an opportunity to revisit her past. Through her story, a whole era of fashion comes to the forefront, with its variables (Paris’ place in...

Business

Sotheby’s and Louis Vuitton to team up on charity auction

Luxury label Louis Vuitton has unveiled a new partnership with high-end auction house Sotheby’s, which will see 22 of the brand’s artist-designed Artycapucines bags become available in an auction for charity. The handbag collection allows contemporary artists to bring their own vision to the classic, limited edition pieces, with those involved...

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Rebag partners with Christie’s on luxury handbag edit

Rebag has partnered with auction house Christie’s on a curated lot of luxury handbags, with bidding set to close on June 12. Dubbed ‘Handbags Online: The New York Edit’, the online-only auction will feature a series of highly-coveted and limited edition pieces, including Hermès Birkins and Kellys, among others. Another notable piece is that of a...

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Auctioning Off The André Leon Talley Collection

Beginning Wednesday January 18, 2023 and ending Friday February 17, 2023 Christie’s – an art and luxury business known for it’s auctions and private sales – is putting André Leon Talley’s legacy on display with an auction selling Talley’s collection of haute couture, handbags, jewelry, and more. For those who don’t know, Talley was an American...

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Pendant worn by Princess Diana to come to auction via Sotheby’s

Auction house Sotheby’s has announced that a jewellery item worn by the late Princess Diana is set to become available as part of its annual Royal and Noble sale. The Attallah Cross is currently owned by Ramsay Attallah, a relative of Naim Attallah, the former group chief executive of Asprey & Garrard. According to Attallah, the princess had...