Posted in Celebrity Shopping, Fashion, Luxury Brands, Museum on 30 January 2010
Controversy does not elude the people’s princess even over a decade after her death. In all eagerness to help, Princess Diana had said months before her death that she would wish her clothes went to help the poor and needy.
Her priceless dresses are now the core point of a bankruptcy fight. People’s Princess Charitable Foundation Inc founder Maureen Rorech Dunkel is fighting to keep gowns worn by the princess. The tiff has gone on for over a year. This time, most of Diana’s royal dress collection is at stake.
Dunkel sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 7, a day before a state court hearing was to choose who should care for five of 13 gowns, which were displayed at Downtown Disney in Orlando through November.
Dunkel and the non-profit was sued by HRH Ventures LLC, managed by Patricia C Sullivan in October. HRH Ventures LLC said they defaulted on $1.5 million in loans that were secured by 13 Princess Diana gowns.
Posted in Antique, Auctions, Designer, Fashion on 17 June 2008
Whist 1 June 2008 marked a gloomy day for the fashion industry and proved to be a weighted loss for fashionistas as French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent’s passed away. A month after, the fashion house planned an auction at Christie’s on 2 July. The auction collectibles include seven pieces of Saint Laurent’s attire & jewels featuring nearly every decade of his career. Popularly known as a style-setter, he was the most influential designer of the 20th century and his designer creations details pop-art print mini dresses, peasant skirts and graceful pantsuits that are appreciated till date. To be specific, the collection includes a 1958 Cocktail dress designed for Dior & a 1970 Rive Gauche camel cable knit sweater spruced in fox fur alike to the one that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wore bearing a pre-sale estimate of $250-$400. A gray pink tulle twilight dress with tinny pink and silver embroidery, designed for Dior in 1958 is anticipated to generate a sum of about $1000-$1500.
Other accessories available for auction include a floral gold-tone metal and crystal stone necklace from 1990 that may fetch $1000-$1500, a hammered gilt-metal “ethnic” necklace from the 1970’s for $600-$800. Currently in fine form, the expected price might seem cheap but the low cost is because of reason they aren’t new designs. Other elegant collection making up to the auction included designer wears from Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, Balenciaga & Gianni Versace.
Via MSNBC
