From "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to "Titanic", there is no shortage of beauties and costumes in movies. Today, I will not share the 8 most expensive movie costumes in history.
"Gone with the Wind"
In 2015, the pre-civil war style dress worn by Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind" sold for 137,000 US dollars.
But this high transaction price is quite inconsistent with the source of the "humble" dress: in the early 1960s, it was purchased for only $20.
James Tumblin, who was in charge of the hair and makeup department at Universal Pictures, discovered this discarded dress while doing research at the Western Costume Company. "I saw this dress on the floor, but an instructor told me, don't bother to pick it up, because they will be thrown away."
"Seven Year Itch"
In 2011, Debbie Reynolds took himself Nearly 600 pieces of Hollywood costume series were sent for shooting. The highest transaction price was the famous "Metro" dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1955 film "Seven Year Itch".
This white pleated skirt was sold at a sky-high price of 4.6 million US dollars.
"Fair Lady"
A few years after the release of the 1964 movie "Fair Lady", the story of Eliza Doolittle's sparrow turning into a phoenix became more and more prosperous. Designed by the famous British photographer and costume designer Cecil Beaton, Audrey Hepburn's floral wide-tie skirt was sold in 2011 for a high price of 3.7 million US dollars.
"The Sound of Music"
is where Fraulein Maria keeps giving away his clothes to the poor, and on the other side, the skirts worn by Julie Andrews while singing "Do Remi" are sold at a high price. In 2013, this apron sold for 1.56 million US dollars.
"Gentleman Loves Beauty"
Although the pre-sale estimate of the red sequined dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in "Gentleman Loves Beauty" was only a few hundred thousand US dollars, it was finally sold at a high price of 120 US dollars.
"Breakfast at Tiffany"
In 1961, Hubertde Givenchy designed this famous black dress for the role of Holly Golightly played by Audrey Hepburn.
After Hepburn's death in 1993, in order to continue her charity, the designer began to donate clothes from her collection to support poor children. Givenchy donated this black satin dress to the charity organization "City of Joy". In 2006, it was sold at Christie's auction for more than $900,000.
"The Wizard of Oz"
This blue and white plaid skirt worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" was sold in 2012 for $480,000.
"Titanic"
"Heart of the Sea" is not the only valuable item in the 1997 movie "Titanic". The red chiffon dress that Rose Dewitt Bukater and Jack Dawson wore when they first met was sold for 330,000 US dollars at the 2012 "Archives of History" auction.
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