Amy Winehouse auction could fetch up to £1.5million for late star’s most iconic looks

Hundreds of items which belonged to the late star will go on sale this weekend
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Elly Blake1 November 2021

An auction of some of Amy Winehouse’s most iconic outfits is set to fetch up to $2million (£1.46m).

Hundreds of items which belonged to the late star, including dresses, bags, ballet pumps and handwritten notes will go on sale this weekend.

The clothing and accessories up for sale showcase “her most famous and iconic looks and performances that established her not only as a singular artist of immense talent but of individual, trendsetting style,” auctioneers Julien’s Auction said.

The auction is taking place in Beverly Hills, California, on November 6 and 7.

The lot titled ‘Property from the life and career of Amy Winehouse’ includes the Grammy Award-winning singer’s dress worn during her final stage performance in Belgrade, Serbia, in her 2011 summer festival tour.

The dress, a figure hugging halter mini dress custom made for the star, is predicted to sell for up to $20,000 (£14,600).

Also on sale is a bold red leather heart-shaped purse with velvet lining, worn by the Black to Black singer at the 2007 Brit Awards - the year she won Best British Female Solo Artist.

Other stage worn wardrobe include a black Tina Kalivas slender fitting skirt with orange dots in a geometric pattern worn by Winehouse at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008, when she won five of the six awards for which she was nominated.

Pieces by Dolce & Gabbana include a D & G slender knee length leopard print pencil skirt that was hiked up into a mini skirt worn by Winehouse for her performance at the 2008 Brit Awards

Some of the featured items will tour around the world in South America, Europe and the US for the public to view prior to the auction.

The lot will be exhibited at The Design Museum in London from November 2021 to April 2022.

The proceeds from the auction will go to The Amy Winehouse Foundation, set up by her parents Mitch and Janis Winehouse, in her memory.

Some 30 per cent of the amount raise will go towards to supporting disadvantaged young people.

Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on July 23, 2011, just a month after her tour was cancelled following one performance.

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