Winehouse’s dress fetches US$68 000

Black” has sold for US$68 000 at auction.
The hammer price, minus buyer’s premium, was £36 000, still well above pre-sale estimates of £10-20 000, said a spokeswoman for Kerry Taylor Auctions which specialises in high-end vintage fashion. Proceeds from the Disaya-designed dress will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up by her father Mitch to help young people struggling with ill- health, poverty or addiction.
The buyer of the dress was the Museo de la Moda in Santiago, Chile. Among other highlights of Tuesday’s sale was an Edith Head-designed ivory lace gown, a version of which was worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 romantic comedy “Roman Holiday”.
The dress, which Hepburn had modified to receive her best actress Oscar for the same movie, fetched £70 000, or £84 000 including premium.
Overall, the auction raised £708 000 including premium, exceeding high estimates.
“This sale demonstrates that even in these difficult economic times, the appetite for for haute couture is undiminished and we are already looking forward to our next auction in February,” said Kerry Taylor. – Reuters Life!