The bold red leather heart-shaped Moschino bag the singer took to the 2007 Brit Awards – a night she won the best British female solo artist award – fetched 204,800 dollars (£152,000), 13 times the pre-auction estimate.Ī gold flame Dolce & Gabbana stage-worn dress went for 150,000 dollars (£111,000), 30 times its guide price. Amy Winehouse became the first British female to win 5 Grammy Awards on the same night, February 10th, 2008, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for Rehab. The singer, who was 27 when she died on July 23, 2011, appeared in the bamboo and floral print dress at a show in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 18. The figure-hugging halter minidress designed by stylist Naomi Parry and worn during Winehouse’s final stage performance in June 2011, a month before her death, sold for £180,000, 16 times the original estimate. Many of the headline items attracted bids shattering their pre-auction estimates.
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The Julien’s Auctions sale in Beverly Hills raised more than 4 million dollars (£3 million) for charity from more than 800 items including clothing, handwritten notes and accessories that became staples of her image.
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Report: LA Public Schools Vaccinated Kids Without Consent.Mark Meadows Sues Pelosi and January 6 Committee: 'Unconstitutional'.NPR Poll: Just 16 Percent of Americans Strongly Approve Biden.AOC Claims American Workers Rely on Illegal Aliens 'to Survive' Dresses worn by late British singer Amy Winehouse are displayed during a photocall for the ‘Amy: Beyond the Stage’ exhibition.
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Accused Arsonist Who Torched Fox News' Christmas Tree Released.Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. The 400-plus-page catalogue put together by Julien’s was a walk-through of the singer’s influences and career, but also her distinctive retro style that made her a fashion icon. Many of the other dresses she wore in performances sold for between $12,500 and $150,000. The singer wore the dress during a festival in Belgrade. In advance, the auction house Julien’s had estimated the proceeds of the dress at 15,000 to 20,000 dollars. Multi-Grammy-winning Winehouse, whose seminal and soulful 2006 album “Back to Black,” is counted as a modern classic, often spoke of her personal experiences battling alcohol and drug addiction.Īnother highlight of the sale was the heart-shaped handbag custom-made by Moschino that Winehouse used at the 2007 Brit Awards, which sold for $204,800. The dress that British singer Amy Winehouse wore during her last performance has been sold at an auction in Beverly Hills for 243,200 (more than 210,000 euros). “All of these dresses represent Amy - fantastic musician, songwriter, but also a fashion icon,” Nolan said. The proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports vulnerable young adults struggling with addiction. “Of course, there are fans and museums and collectors all over the world that will want to own some of these items, care for them, show them at museums, keep her legacy and her memory alive and at the same time raise some money for the foundation,” Martin Nolan of Julien’s said ahead of the auction. The entire collection brought in $4 million, twice the original forecast, according to auction house Julien’s, which managed the sale that ran from Saturday to Sunday.
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The dress was the highlight of an 800-item collection of personal effects, ranging from bras and DVDs to books and make-up that were sold by Winehouse’s parents, Mitch and Janis. Her death was the culmination of a lengthy - and often very public - struggle with alcohol and drugs. Winehouse wore the green and black bamboo print dress at a concert in Belgrade in 2011.Ī month later, on July 23, she died from acute alcohol poisoning.