My Day at the Christie's Auction of Joan Rivers's Beautifully Bananas Possessions
On Wednesday, I attended the Christie’s auction of Joan Rivers’s private effects. I’m sorry to report that First Wives’ Club lied.
This Creepy As Fuck Hitler Sculpture Auctioned for $17.2 Million
If you were hoping to snag a sculpture of Adolf Hitler—World War 2-era German dictator and murderous, crazed motherfucker—well, we probably don’t have much in common. Also, you can’t have the one pictured above. It sold today for $17.2 million at auction.
This Is Your Chance to Own a Tiffany’s Dog Bowl That Once Belonged to Joan Rivers
If you’ve seen the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, you’ll be familiar with the famous comedian’s distinctive taste in home decor. “This is how Marie Antoinette would’ve lived if she’d had money,” Rivers cracks at one point in the footage. Well, here’s your chance to get some of that style for yourself.
Alexander McQueen Is Auctioning Off 3 Pairs of Iconic Armadillo Boots
Just months before his death in February 2010, Alexander McQueen debuted the now-legendary Armadillo Boots in an astonishing Spring 2010 ready-to-wear runway show titled Plato’s Atlantis.
Christie's And Elizabeth Taylor's Estate Are Fighting Over a Diamond
Pull up a chair, because there's no fight like a fight with a fancy-schmancy auction house—particularly when Hollywood diamonds are involved.
Gaze Upon Gorgeous Couture Gowns Inspired by Disney Princesses
Christie's annual Vintage Couture sale starts next week in London, and the ten gowns up for auction have been revealed.
Christies is auctioning off Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress tomorrow, the one she wore to wed Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, not to be confused one of the two she wore the times she married Richard Burton, or any of her other eight marriages to seven men. (Image via Keystone/Getty)
How Your Playboy Centerfold Sausage Is Made [NSFW]
It's not enough to make the cut to be a Playboy centerfold. Your nipples also have to be the right sort of pointy. Your butt has to have a "better curve." Enter Photoshop. Here, a rare view into the process.
Fradulent Hedge-Funder Puts Insane Teddy Bear Collection Up For Auction
Tomorrow Christie's will auction 1,300 Steiff stuffed animals that belonged to hedge fund manager Paul Greenwood, who pled guilty to fraud earlier this year. The collection, valued at $1.5 million, includes a 1925 Steiff Harlequin bear worth $80,000.
Great Art Is Easy To Spot
[London, October 11: A Christie's employee examines a Roy Lichtenstein work entitled "Ohhh...Alright...". The painting is part of collection, never seen before in the UK, from artists including Gerhard Richter, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Image via Getty.]
Cristiano Ronaldo's Armani Ads Revealed; Courtney Love Always Packs Extra Panties
- Cristiano Ronaldo lends his abs to an Armani campaign. Excellent timing. [TLF]
- So. Gisele Bündchen just after she had a baby looks just like Gisele Bündchen when she'd never had a baby. [Vogue UK]
Portraits Of The Artist
[London, May 19. Image via AP]
Scarlett Laments Her "Schmoe" Look; Lady Gaga Makes Off With Priceless Lingerie
- "Working with these incredible hair and makeup teams, you go in looking like a schmoe, and you come out like a movie star," Scarlett Johansson tells V. "You're like this perfectly prepared sausage…no one ever sees what goes in." [People]
Drew Atones For Past Fashion Sins; Vogue Says It's Been Printing Pictures Of Plus-Size Models Since Forever
- Drew Barrymore would like to apologize to Gucci for wearing that dress to the 2006 Golden Globes. "I felt so bad. I was like, 'I'm so sorry, Gucci. I have tarnished your name.'" [ContactMusic]
Attention To Detail
[New York, March 18. Image via Getty]
Vanity Fare
[Los Angeles, March 4. Image via Getty]
Cherchez La 'Femme'
[London, January 20. Image via Getty]
Saint John, The Divine
[London, September 9. Image via Getty]
Naked Kate Moss Cheaper Than She Used To Be
Chuck Close's 2003 daguerrotype of Kate Moss nude (originally published in W) is being auctioned at Christie's. The estimated price is $11,400-$16,300; a signed nine-print set of the photos fetched $166,567 in 2007 (link NSFW). [WWD]
Hirst So Good
[London, June 26. Image via Getty]
