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a little black number worn by Patsy (AKA Joanna Lumley) in Absolutely Fabulous goes on sale this autumn at the Kerry Taylor Auctions. This faux leather skirt as seen in ‘Panickin!’ Series 5 is being sold, amongst other items from Joanna, in aid of The Prince’s Trust on the 13 November and is expected to raise between £100 and £150.

This seems more than a fair price to pay to get your hands on such a fun iconic piece.

Kerry Taylor Auctions is the leading specialist auction house for antique, vintage fashion, accessories and textiles. Her auctions this year include rare antique garments right through to street style by designers such as Pucci, Ossie Clark, Courreges, Pierre Cardin and Vivienne Westwood to sublime couture confections by Dior, Chanel and Vionnet.

Kerry has managed the sale of collections from fashion icons such as Audrey Hepburn, the Honorable Daphne Guinness, supermodel Jerry Hall and actress Leslie Caron.

In June 2012, Kerry Taylor Auctions held their first auction in their new Bermondsey premises with the auction totalling more than half a million pounds for sales of vintage fashion and accessories. In this auction were two hats worn by Kate Middleton in 2008 and 2010, which sold respectively for £3,120 and £3,600 each.

“Two hats worn by Kate Middleton sold for £3,120 and £3,600

Ava Gardner’s beautiful ivory gown by Balenciaga that she wore to attend the British premiere of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, accompanied by its handsome star Gregory Peck in 1963 sold for £13,200 to a museum. Alexander McQueen pieces also did well with the beautiful brown and gold cape coat from his final collection selling for £16,800 and Plato’s Atlantis reptile print cocktail dress for £13,200. An unlabelled beaded dress which Kerry Taylor recognised as a rare Madeleine Vionnet gown sold for £60,000 when the owner thought it was worth a maximum of £200.

With all this vintage clothing selling at such prices, Patsy’s faux leather black mini might surprise us all.

Kerry Taylor Auctions Ltd
249-253 Long Lane
Bermondsey
SE1 4PR
t: 020 8676 4600
e: info@kerrytaylorauctions.com
w: www.kerrytaylorauctions.com

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