Judy Garland Dress, The gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz has been sold for $480,0000 (£300,000) at an auction in Beverly Hills.Julien's Auctions said the price for the blue and white pinafore the actor wore throughout the 1939 film was in line with estimates.
But it was well below the figures paid last year for costumes worn by Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, and a similar dress worn during tests for The Wizard of Oz, which fetched $910,000 in 2011. Auctioneer Darren Julien said the difference in price was due to the fact fewer versions of the test dress were made.
The buyer of the Garland dress, made by MGM costume designer Adrian, has not been identified.
Other highlights of the two-day Hollywood Icons sale included a green floral dress worn by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, which sold for $38,400, and a racing jacket belonging to Steve McQueen sold for $50,000. A purple wool skirt worn by Monroe in the 1954 film River of No Return also went for $50,000.
Cake from two royal weddings also fetched high prices at the auction. Julien's said representatives of PawnUp.com led the bidding to obtain the $1,375 slice of sponge from Prince William's wedding, as well as a piece from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1981 nuptials.
Prices for top Hollywood costumes have soared in recent years. Marilyn Monroe's white "subway" dress from the 1955 movie The Seven-Year Itch sold for $4.6m last year; Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress from My Fair Lady fetched $3.7m.
But it was well below the figures paid last year for costumes worn by Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, and a similar dress worn during tests for The Wizard of Oz, which fetched $910,000 in 2011. Auctioneer Darren Julien said the difference in price was due to the fact fewer versions of the test dress were made.
The buyer of the Garland dress, made by MGM costume designer Adrian, has not been identified.
Other highlights of the two-day Hollywood Icons sale included a green floral dress worn by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, which sold for $38,400, and a racing jacket belonging to Steve McQueen sold for $50,000. A purple wool skirt worn by Monroe in the 1954 film River of No Return also went for $50,000.
Cake from two royal weddings also fetched high prices at the auction. Julien's said representatives of PawnUp.com led the bidding to obtain the $1,375 slice of sponge from Prince William's wedding, as well as a piece from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1981 nuptials.
Prices for top Hollywood costumes have soared in recent years. Marilyn Monroe's white "subway" dress from the 1955 movie The Seven-Year Itch sold for $4.6m last year; Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress from My Fair Lady fetched $3.7m.
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