Elizabeth Taylor's first
wedding dress, the one that she wore when she married Conrad 'Nicky' Hilton Jr,
sold on June 26, 2013 at Christie’s auction house in London for twice the
expected amount, £120,000 or $184,362.
The dress was a gift to Miss
Taylor from MGM in 1950 when she appeared in MGM’s Father of the Bride movie.
Reportedly, the dress took 15
people more than three months to create. The intricate gown was created by Helen
Rose and featured 25 yards of
shell-white satin decorated with seed pearls, bugle beads and a fifteen yard
satin train.
The buyer was a mysterious
telephone bidder but it is hoped that the dress was purchased by an institution
so that it will one day be on display and available for viewing by the public.
How's that for interesting auction action? Pretty interesting, I'd say.
Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
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