by London – Kerry Taylor Auctions will sell clothes from the cupboards of two leading actors of the London culture – Marianne Faithful, The Musician and Rolling Stones Muse, who died last January, and Zandra Rhodes, the colorful fashion and textile designer, who dressed Princess Diana.
Both collections will be auctioned in London as part of Kerry Taylor’s broader sales “Passion for Fashion” on June 17th. The visit will take place in the days before the sale at Kerry Taylor Auctions in Bermondsey, Südlondon.
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The auction contains 20 pieces from the latest wardrobe from Faithfull, including a John Galliano suit, a tailor-made Alaïa leather coat with a nip waist and a Chloé by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pony-Emproidered Ensemble.
A black, double satin-Chanel-Haute-Couture jacket from Karl Lagerfeld from 1998 is the most expensive piece in the auction with an estimate of £ 1,000.
Alex Baddeley, a specialist in Kerry Taylor, said that the auction was a celebration of loyalty “not only as a musical and cultural pioneer, but also as a fashion icon, whose personal style with authenticity and despite swing. Every piece in this collection tells a story of a woman whose life and art was what she was wearing.” “
The auction takes place a week after the global publication on streaming platforms of the last EP of FAITHFUL, “Burning Moonlight”. This is followed by the new edition of your complete DECCA recordings later in summer.
Faithful, a musician, Rolling Stones Muse and a symbol for swinging 60s – and excess – recorded 21 studio albums and remained a legend far into her later years. She even played in a few episodes of “absolutely fabulous” God.
It also connected with the mode of the mode, especially with Chloé and Karl Lagerfeld, which she disguised for their tour for the album “Horses and High Heels” in Chanel -outfits.
“It’s really my look: black pants, beautiful shirts and a jacket. It’s very easy,” she said in an interview at the time.
She revered camp field and liked to remember when the two were “enthusiastic” in New York when I was in my thirties and was Karl in the 40s. “
The 84-year-old Rhodes, a woman who pounds with color from her flouro-rosa hair to her flowering sneakers, is a completely different character-as is as extravagant as it is loyal.
The designer who published her memoirs “Iconic: My Life in Fashion in 50 Objects” (Bantam) last year dressed celebrities that range from Freddie Mercury to Princess Diana and Barbra Streisand.
The 92 Rhodes pieces come from the personal archive of the designer and range from her black felt circuit coat from 1969 to designs of the 2000s and a dress carried by Princess Diana. Each of them was printed and handmade in their London studio.
“A curated selection of my estimated statement items will find new houses around the world,” said the designer.
“Kerry’s extraordinary eye found Chiffon -Davtan from my first collection, pearl evening dresses that were worn by Hollywood icons and license fees, experimental coats, pleated satin jackets and wonderful boho pieces in my Renaissance time in the early 2000s,” said Rhodes.
A silk chiffon dress supported by Princess Diana has the highest estimate in the auction, £ 10,000 to £ 15,000. It comes from Rhodes’ autumn/winter 1985-86 India revisited collection.
It has a hand -printed “buttons and arches” design and is of pearls from hand -controlled. “Princess Diana was impressed in my beautiful Grafton Street shop, right in the most exclusive part of the Bond Street. I personally adapted it and we have created a tailor -made version to your dimensions,” said Rhodes.
Rhodes put the dress aside and kept it in her archive. It comes with a provision letter signed by the designer.
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