Many of the other dresses she wore in performances sold for between $12,500 and $150,000.
Multi-Grammy-winning Winehouse, whose seminal and soulful 2006 album "Back to Black," is counted as a modern classic, often spoke of her personal experiences battling alcohol and drug addiction.Īnother highlight of the sale was the heart-shaped handbag custom-made by Moschino that Winehouse used at the 2007 Brit Awards, which sold for $204,800. "All of these dresses represent Amy - fantastic musician, songwriter, but also a fashion icon," Nolan said. A whole bunch of things which belonged to the late star, together with clothes, baggage, ballet pumps and handwritten notes will go on sale this weekend. n public sale of a few of Amy Winehouse’s most iconic outfits is ready to fetch as much as 2million (1.46m). Late British singer Amy Winehouses outfit for her final performance sold for a whopping 243,200 which is over N100 million Winehouse wore the green and black bamboo print dress at a concert in Belgrade in 2011, a month before her death The dress sold for 16 times its estimated value, as part of a trove of memorabilia from the late divas life auctioned in California Your support matters. 6 and 7, and the stars stylist Naomi Parry (at right with Winehouse) reveals the stories behind the pieces. The proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports vulnerable young adults struggling with addiction. Amy Winehouse auction could fetch up to 1.5million for iconic outfits. A selection of Amy Winehouses clothing and accessories are up for auction Nov. "Of course, there are fans and museums and collectors all over the world that will want to own some of these items, care for them, show them at museums, keep her legacy and her memory alive and at the same time raise some money for the foundation," Martin Nolan of Julien's said ahead of the auction. The entire collection brought in $4 million, twice the original forecast, according to auction house Julien's, which managed the sale that ran from Saturday to Sunday. The dress was the highlight of an 800-item collection of personal effects, ranging from bras and DVDs to books and make-up that were sold by Winehouse's parents, Mitch and Janis. Her death was the culmination of a lengthy - and often very public - struggle with alcohol and drugs.