She was slim and petite, had lengthy legs and match into the snuggest garments. A beehive hairdo and thick eyeliner have been her logos.
Amy Winehouse sealed her spot in pop historical past together with her soulful vocals and hits like “Rehab” and “Again to Black.”
Her meteoric rise and its pressures, nonetheless, took their toll — she grew to become hooked on alcohol and medicines and suffered from bulimia.
On July 23, 2011, the five-time Grammy Award winner died of alcohol poisoning aged simply 27.
Her model of retro-soul impressed many singers together with Duffy and Adele, whereas her iconic style sense noticed her turn into a muse for style designers like Jean Paul Gaultier.
On November 7, 2021, greater than 800 of her private results have been bought by Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles, which specializes within the estates of deceased stars.
Consisting of clothes, bras, DVDs, books and make-up, the spotlight of the public sale was the halter neck inexperienced and black bamboo print costume that she wore at her last dwell live performance in Belgrade in 2011.
Having not been onstage for 2 years, the European tour, which introduced her to Belgrade on that fateful June 18, 2011, was speculated to have marked her grand comeback. She appeared improbable when she acquired onstage. However she was utterly drunk and slurring, and was booed offstage by the viewers. After this disastrous look, the singer canceled all additional live shows.
A month later, Winehouse was lifeless.
Designed by stylist Naomi Parry, that notorious bamboo-print quantity bought on Sunday for $243,200 (€210,000) — 16 occasions its estimated worth.
Proceeds to help youth with addictions
Public sale supervisor Martin Nolan informed the AFP information company that planning the sale had not been simple.
“It’s very tough to do an public sale while you’re working with the dad and mom of a deceased youngster within the course of. It was a really delicate topic, and it took a very long time for the dad and mom to resolve to let go,” he stated. The gadgets have been beforehand owned by the singer’s dad and mom, Mitch and Janis.
The full worth of all of the gadgets was anticipated to fetch as much as $2 million. However the quantity raised has exceeded all expectations.
A bidder paid greater than $25,000 for the turquoise bra that Winehouse wore within the music video for “You Know I’m No Good.”
A gold minidress from Dolce & Gabbana that had been estimated to fetch $7,000 went beneath the hammer for $150,000.
A purple leather-based heart-shaped Moschino bag Winehouse carried to the 2007 Brit Awards — at which she scooped each the British feminine solo artist and British album awards — fetched $204,800, 13 occasions its pre-auction estimate. She carried this bag whereas carrying a brilliant yellow costume, much like what her wax avatar has on at Madame Tussauds in London.
Amongst different clothes on the public sale was a strapless cherry purple basque costume by Karen Millen. Winehouse wore it in 2004 on the Park Lane Lodge in London when the shortlist for that yr’s Brit Awards was introduced, in addition to it within the music video for “Take the Field.”
In addition to designer garments and equipment, a lot of her private gadgets have been additionally up for bidding, together with a birthday card despatched by Adele. Estimated to promote at round $200-400, it netted $3,200 as a substitute.
The proceeds of the two-day public sale at Julien’s will go to the Amy Winehouse Basis, which helps youngsters and younger adults with habit issues.
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