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Sotheby’s Style Icons Sale is auctioning Carrie Bradshaw’s iconic blue chicken headpiece.
The taxidermied Hen of Paradise accent includes a lengthy blue feather that’s connected to the animal’s black and inexperienced head. Sarah Jessica Parker, who performs Carrie, first wore the piece within the 2008 movie Intercourse and the Metropolis: The Film, when she was stood up on the altar by Mr. Huge (Chris Noth). The headpiece made a comeback in season 2 of And Simply Like That, when Carrie attended the Veiled Magnificence-themed Met Gala.
On the public sale, which is ready to go reside on Thursday August 31, the headpiece is estimated to promote between $40,000 and $70,000.
When Carrie donned the teal fascinator, she paired the addition with a Vivienne Westwood wedding ceremony robe, which was geared up with a corset bodice, jewel elaborations, a fitted waist, and a protruding skirt . When she re-wore the gown to the Met Gala, she gave the frock new life with a sea foam blue cape.
In line with costume designer Danny Santiago, “Bringing [the dress] again modifications the sentiment of what that gown meant,” he advised Right this moment in June. Carrie is ready to substitute the recollections of Mr. Huge leaving her on the altar “with the fantastic reminiscence of carrying it to the Met Ball.” (The couple finally tied the knot on the finish of the 2008 film in a New York Metropolis Corridor. Mr. Huge died within the season 1 premiere of And Simply Like That from a coronary heart assault.)
Santiago additionally defined that reviving the gown was a taxing course of.
The crew “didn’t even know if it existed, [or] if it wanted restore,” Santiago advised. After filming wrapped, the gown was despatched again to Vivienne Westwood and was saved of their archives in England. “We weren’t positive what we have been getting. It may not have been saved correctly. Typically material modifications shade over time,” he continued. Fortunately, the gown was in excellent situation and Parker was as soon as once more in a position to rock it.
Sotheby can also be auctioning off a variety of uncommon items, together with Princess Diana’s Murray Arbeid Night Robe, which is estimated to promote for $80,000 -$120,000 and Kate Winslet’s Alexander McQueen gown for $30,000-$60,000. Additionally they are promoting Michelle Obama’s Christmas frock for $30,000 – $60,00, a classic Brussels veil worn by Madonna on Self-importance Honest’s cowl in January and Hermès purses.
The public sale is on-line and ends on Thursday, September 14.
