On June 18, 2011, British singer Amy Winehouse performed in concert in Belgrade, Serbia. She wore a black bamboo print dress, designed by her stylist and friend Naomi Parry. But the performance, disastrous that evening, led to the stopping of the tour of the artist, plagued by a serious addiction to alcohol and drugs. A month later, on July 23, she died at the age of 27 at her home in London from an alcohol overdose.
This dress worn by the singer during this sadly historic concert was sold for 243,200 dollars (approximately 210,000 euros), sixteen times more than its estimated value, at an auction held in California, in the weekend. end of Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November.
Eight hundred items sold
The dress sold was the most valuable item of a total of 800 – including books, DVDs – that belonged to the artist and that were offered for auction by her parents, Mitch and Janis. Some $ 4 million were obtained at the end of the sale organized by the Maison Julien.
A heart-shaped handbag made by Moschino, which Winehouse wore to the Brit Awards in 2007, sold for $ 204,800. Other dresses that belonged to him were sold at prices ranging from 12,500 to 150,000 dollars.