Christie's announced this week it is has scheduled a series of public exhibitions and special events leading up to the sale of the collection of Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away March 23. The tour will culminate in New York in early December with a special ten-day, museum-quality exhibition of Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry, fashion, accessories,...
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Sale of Pucci model’s couture collection cause for celebration
The cornerstone of the sale was the remarkable 1960s Emilio Pucci collection of Lorna Dwyer-Carfano, a Pucci model during the 1960s. Bidders pounced on everything from contemporary designer pieces, such as a stunning pink Chanel jacket with pink and gold logo button that brought $430 to iconic genre pieces such as the 1960s Nina...
Marilyn Monroe Subway Dress sells for $5.6 million at Profiles in History
Marilyn Monroe – perhaps the most famous movie star in recent memory – and her famous white dress from “The Seven Year Itch,” shown in background of this photograph – is considered to be one of the greatest movie costume icons of all time. I had the privilege of appraising this dress, among many...
The Green Factor: New show bets on vintage fashion collectors
Available at shop.collect.com BURBANK, Calif. — Continuing their long tradition of organizing specialty shows, Caskey Lees has announced a new vintage costume jewelry and vintage fashion event scheduled to debut July 10 at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank. More than 60 exhibitors will showcase collections offering everything from new, vintage and estate gold and gemstone...
Warman’s Shoes author Caroline Ashleigh featured at two Michigan book signings next week
Appraiser and author Caroline Ashleigh has been a featured appraiser on the popular television show, “Antiques Roadshow,” since 1997, and HGTV, and has been featured in publications such as “Forbes Magazine,” “The New York Times” and “Art and Antiques.” Caroline will be the featured speaker at two upcoming book signing events in May: Bring...
Debbie Reynolds vintage Hollywood movie memorabilia auction set for June 18, 2011
Profiles in History announces the sale of the largest collection of Hollywood costumes and props in the world. For the first time in 50 years, the private collection owned by screen legend Debbie Reynolds will be made available to the public in a series of auctions beginning in June 2011. The Debbie Reynolds Collection...
Q & A with Cari Cucksey, star of HGTV’s ‘Cash & Cari’
Having met and worked with Cari and the cast on the show Cash & Cari, I can attest to the fact that there is a familial atmosphere built upon long-standing relationships. And like many families, they seem to work extraordinarily well together in a sort of charmingly dysfunctional way. Cari recently held a Q&A...
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Kate Middleton Dress Sells for over $125,000
A dress worn by Prince William’s fiancee Kate Middleton at a university fashion show in 2002, which reportedly sparked the royal’s interest in his bride-to-be, fetched $105,000. Including commission, the see-through mesh slip dress designed by Charlotte Todd sold for 78,000 pounds ($126,000). It had been expected to sell for 8,000-10,000 pounds. “I am...
Carolin Ashleigh Blog: Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic Vintage White Dress
My client, and stage and screen star Debbie Reynolds, has been a life long movie buff and the custodian of an enormous Hollywood memorabilia collection, valued at over 50 million dollars. Throughout her lifetime, she has had a passion for the collection and preservation of film history, and the influence that the American film...
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Cash ‘n’ Cari ‘repurposing’ HGTV
In early 2010, TV talent scouts were looking for a female estate liquidator for a reality television show. One of those executives happened to land on Cari Cucksey’s website, called her, and the rest, shall we say, is Her-story… Soon to follow, producers came to Michigan and filmed 12 hours of Cari and her...