As Debbie Reynolds prepares to auction her amazing collection of movie costumes and artefacts, we select some of the highlights...
The star of stage and screen has amassed an unparalled collection of iconic cinema costumes and artefacts which will go under the hammer on June 18 in Los Angeles. The auction contains 3,500 costumes, 20,000 photographs and several thousand original posters. Here are our pick of some of the remarkable highlights from a lifetime of collecting.
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Who: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Seven Year Itch
Monroe wore this ivory pleated "Subway" dress by Travilla, for her role as 'The Girl' in Seven Year Itch in 1955. After she stood on a subway grate and uttered the famous line "Oooh isn't it delicious?", the scene, and the dress, went down in Hollywood history.
It was acquired by Debbie Reynolds directly from Twentieth Century-Fox during the 'pre-sale' when she bought all of the Marilyn Monroe wardrobe from the studio prior to the auction in 1971.
Estimate: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
The iconic blue dress worn by Garland as 'Dorothy Gale' in the Wizard of Oz, 1939. Made by Adrian, the cotton pinafore with polka dot trim bears a handwritten label "Judy Garland 3955."
Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000
Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
Debbie Reynolds told how she nearly lost this pair of ruby slippers when her daughter Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy wanted to give them to her director George Lucas as a thank you gift.
Estimate: $120,000-$150,000
Who: Audrey Hepburn
Movie: My Fair Lady
Audrey Hepburn's iconic Ascot dress from 'My Fair Lady', 1964, designed by legendary costume designer Cecil Beaton is featured in nearly every image associated with the film, and is considered to be Cecil Beaton's magnum opus. Worn by Audrey Hepburn in the most memorable scene of the film, it is without question one of the finest screen-worn garments ever made.
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000
The star of stage and screen has amassed an unparalled collection of iconic cinema costumes and artefacts which will go under the hammer on June 18 in Los Angeles. The auction contains 3,500 costumes, 20,000 photographs and several thousand original posters. Here are our pick of some of the remarkable highlights from a lifetime of collecting.
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Who: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Seven Year Itch
Monroe wore this ivory pleated "Subway" dress by Travilla, for her role as 'The Girl' in Seven Year Itch in 1955. After she stood on a subway grate and uttered the famous line "Oooh isn't it delicious?", the scene, and the dress, went down in Hollywood history.
It was acquired by Debbie Reynolds directly from Twentieth Century-Fox during the 'pre-sale' when she bought all of the Marilyn Monroe wardrobe from the studio prior to the auction in 1971.
Estimate: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
The iconic blue dress worn by Garland as 'Dorothy Gale' in the Wizard of Oz, 1939. Made by Adrian, the cotton pinafore with polka dot trim bears a handwritten label "Judy Garland 3955."
Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000
Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
Debbie Reynolds told how she nearly lost this pair of ruby slippers when her daughter Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy wanted to give them to her director George Lucas as a thank you gift.
Estimate: $120,000-$150,000
Who: Audrey Hepburn
Movie: My Fair Lady
Audrey Hepburn's iconic Ascot dress from 'My Fair Lady', 1964, designed by legendary costume designer Cecil Beaton is featured in nearly every image associated with the film, and is considered to be Cecil Beaton's magnum opus. Worn by Audrey Hepburn in the most memorable scene of the film, it is without question one of the finest screen-worn garments ever made.
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000
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