Claire Tole-Moir
Head of Department
Rock & Pop
Lot 373
Amy Winehouse: a blue Hawaiian-style dress worn on stage by Amy during her performance in Brazil and later signed by her, 2011,
17 November 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£30,000 - £40,000
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Amy Winehouse: a blue Hawaiian-style dress worn on stage by Amy during her performance in Brazil and later signed by her,
2011,
a short halter-neck dress made in a pink and blue Hawaiian-style fabric with flowers, with wrap-around belt and zip fastening at the back, label to the inside reading Dixiefried, by Pinnup Couture, made in the USA, Size S, as worn on stage by Amy during her performance at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janerio in Brazil on the 11th January 2011, the dress was then later signed by Amy in blue felt-tip pen together with a 'x' to an area on the front of the dress, accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance on Amy Winehouse Foundation letter-headed paper, dated February 2012, Size S,
a short halter-neck dress made in a pink and blue Hawaiian-style fabric with flowers, with wrap-around belt and zip fastening at the back, label to the inside reading Dixiefried, by Pinnup Couture, made in the USA, Size S, as worn on stage by Amy during her performance at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janerio in Brazil on the 11th January 2011, the dress was then later signed by Amy in blue felt-tip pen together with a 'x' to an area on the front of the dress, accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance on Amy Winehouse Foundation letter-headed paper, dated February 2012, Size S,
Footnotes
Provenance:
Acquired by the current vendor in 2012 via an auction which was featured on the Channel 4 television program 'Four Rooms'. The dress was originally offered directly by the Amy Winehouse Foundation, with proceeds from the auction going to the charity 'Hopes and Dreams', which grants terminally ill children their last wishes. According to the letter of provenance that accompanies the dress, 'this charity was very close to Amy's heart and this blue dress is the only one Amy signed and personally donated to the charity.'
This stylish dress, typical of Amy's Rockabilly-look, was worn by her in January 2011 during one of her five shows in Brazil, at which the opening acts were Janelle Monáe and Mayer Hawthorne. She can be seen wearing the dress with a pink belt in images and videos of the concert online as she sang hits such as 'Rehab', 'Back to Black', 'Valerie', and 'You Know I'm No good'. Soon after this tour of South America, Amy started on a twelve-leg European tour, but this was unfortunately cut short and then later cancelled, so that she could recuperate and concentrate on her health and wellbeing. Amy's last public appearance took place at Camden's Roundhouse on 20 July 2011, when she made a surprise appearance on stage to support her goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield.
Please contact the department for images of Amy wearing this dress on stage.
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