Almost 800 of Amy Winehouse’s belongings, together with the quick costume the late British singer wore in her remaining live performance, are up for public sale.
The green-and-black costume, and a heart-shaped Moschino purse the Grammy Award winner was steadily photographed with, are every anticipated to fetch $15,000 to $20,000.
Winehouse’s mother and father had determined it was the correct time to let go of her private {and professional} objects, mentioned Martin Nolan, government director of Julien’s Auctions. The singer died of alcohol poisoning at age 27 in July 2011. Her final present was in Belgrade a month earlier.
Equipment together with earrings, heart-shaped sun shades and purse are among the many objects up for public sale. Credit score: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Photographs
“It has been a cathartic expertise for them, but in addition a really emotional rollercoaster for folks to surrender their daughter’s possessions,” Nolan mentioned.
“However they know that these things had been going to go to followers and collectors and museums and buyers everywhere in the world that can proceed to understand them, get pleasure from them, showcase them.”
The household needs to verify all her followers have an opportunity to purchase one thing, mentioned Nolan, who has labored for 2 years to curate the sale.
The pink coronary heart Moschino bag that Winehouse took to the 2007 Brit Awards is ready to be auctioned. Credit score: Jon Furniss/WireImage/Getty Photographs
Most of Winehouse’s clothes are conservatively priced at $2,000 to $4,000. Opening bids for belts, fragrance, footwear, ballet slippers, guitars and drum kits begin as little as $50 to $100.
Winehouse grew to become a breakout artist worldwide along with her distinctive look, her headline grabbing habits, and jazz-infused music. She launched two studio albums, “Frank” and “Again to Black.”
She typically spoke of battling alcohol and drug habit.
A choice of Amy Winehouse’s clothes, as seen in the course of the public exhibition of “Property From The Life And Profession Of Amy Winehouse” by Julien’s Auctions. Credit score: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Photographs
A part of the proceeds will fund the Amy Winehouse Basis which goals “to encourage kids and younger individuals to construct their shallowness and resilience, to allow them to flourish.”
The sale will happen in Beverly Hills on Nov. 6-7 in particular person and on-line.
