Adriana Lima opens library at Pequeno Principe children’s hospital, funded by IWC watch auction
Rodolfo Buhrer Last November, IWC Schaffhausen announced that it would auction a rare pilot’s watch, called ‘The Last Flight’, in platinum, with the entire proceeds going to the Fondation Antoine de Saint-Exupéry pour la Jeunesse, which will use them to help a children’s hospital in Brazil. That project has now been realized at the Pequeno […]
Sarah Jessica Parker and Cindy Chao collaborate on brooch to benefit New York City Ballet
We’ve had Tamsin Cooper create a line for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Backes & Strauss partner with the English National Ballet, and now, Sarah Jessica Parker and contemporary fine jeweller Cindy Chao have teamed up to create the 2014 Black Label Masterpiece Ballerina Butterfly brooch to benefit the New York City Ballet. It’s […]
Original 1960s Karl Lagerfeld sketches for Tiziani to be auctioned
Above Lots 173 and 174: an original Karl Lagerfeld sketch, and the corresponding Tiziani coral gown with feathered cape. Fashion sketchbooks and drawings by Karl Lagerfeld will be auctioned on January 11 by Palm Beach Modern Auctions in West Palm Beach, Fla. The drawings were done for Tiziani, which was set up by American […]
Amanda Seyfried is guest of honour at Clé de Peau Beauté charity dinner in Seoul
Chung Sung-Jun Japanese cosmetics brand Clé de Peau Beauté invited Allentown, Pa.-born actress Amanda Seyfried (Lovelace, Les Misérables, In Time) to its Korean press events this past week. Seyfried serves as muse for the brand. Famous for its skin care, Clé de Peau Beauté hosted its gala dinner on Wednesday in Seoul where Seyfried […]
UNICEF France’s Frimousses de Créateurs artwork goes on auction today
Thomas Deron The grand opening of Frimousses de Créateurs of UNICEF France was held on November 25 at the Petit Palais in Paris. The event was a great success and managed to attract more than 1,300 guests to the première of the 11th edition of Frimousses de Créateurs that displayed a unique array of dolls […]
Citroën shows one-off DS3 Cabrio designed by L’Uomo Vogue for Milano’s menswear fashion week
Citroën/Getty Images The Citroën DS3’s not exactly new any more, and, like cars that have been around for a while, a few limited editions might help to get some showroom interest. And since Citroën has always regarded its DS3 as a fashion item, with the media comparing it to the Mini and the Fiat […]
Christie’s 50 Years of James Bond auction sees prized memorabilia sell for charity
An auction at Christie’s in South Kensington marking the James Bond films’ 50th anniversary has raised £752,052 (including buyers’ premiums) for charity. Celebrities included seven-time James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, the current M, Dame Judi Dench, and David Walliams. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace sold for £241,250. Daniel […]
Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress sells for £43,200, exceeding auction estimates
Mischa Richter/Universal Island Records Above Amy Winehouse as she appeared on the cover of Back to Black in 2006. The late singer Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress, designed by Disaya Sorakraikitikul, has exceeded all estimates, going under the hammer at Kerry Taylor Auctions for £43,200. The higher estimate for the dress was originally […]
Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black and Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday dresses to be auctioned
Kerry Taylor Auctions Above left Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress, designed by Disaya Sorakraikitikul. Above right Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday ivory lace gown, designed by Edith Head. The late Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress is the most talked-about item at Kerry Taylor Auctions, and is expected to raise up to £20,000 for the […]
Marilyn Monroe’s Seven-Year Itch dress breaks record at auction
Debbie Reynolds has sold Marilyn Monroe’s “subway dress”, which the late actress wore in The Seven-Year Itch, earning $4·6 million. The collector paid over $5½ million once fees were included, as part of Reynolds’ auction of her private collection of Hollywood memorabilia. She had collected the items over 40 years. The dress was […]
