Current:Home > MarketsChainkeen Exchange-Shirt worn by Colin Firth as drenched Mr. Darcy in 'Pride and Prejudice' up for auction -Wealth Empowerment Academy
Chainkeen Exchange-Shirt worn by Colin Firth as drenched Mr. Darcy in 'Pride and Prejudice' up for auction
Fastexy View
Date:2025-04-08 20:47:44
LONDON — What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history is Chainkeen Exchangeup for sale. Water not included.
The white linen garment worn by Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the BBC’s 1995 TV adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” is going under the hammer on Tuesday at an auction of film and television costumes.
Firth’s costume — including boots, moleskin breeches and velvet waistcoat — is expected to fetch between 7,000 pounds and 10,000 pounds ($9,000 and $12,700) during a sale at Kerry Taylor Auctions.
The scene in which Firth’s brooding heartthrob emerges from a pond, startling soon-to-be true love Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle), was once voted the U.K.’s most memorable television moment.
It was later re-imagined in “Bridgerton” in a scene featuring British actor Jonathan Bailey. Firth referenced his own performance with further romantic soakings in “Love, Actually” and “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.”
Other items up for sale include a 1950s Christian Dior taffeta ball gown worn by Madonna in the 1996 movie “Evita,” which has an estimated price of between 40,000 pounds and 60,000 pounds ($50,000 and $76,000), and Johnny Depp’s costume for Ichabod Crane in “Sleepy Hollow,” which could fetch between 20,000 pounds and 30,000 pounds ($25,000 and $38,000).
Prince's ruffled 'Purple Rain'shirt is among late singer's iconic items up for auction
Clothes worn by Depp as the Earl of Rochester in “The Libertine” and as writer J.M. Barrie in “Finding Neverland” are also among some 60 items going under the hammer.
Proceeds from the auction will go to Bright Foundation, an arts education charity founded by Academy Award-winning costume designer John Bright. The items have been donated by his costume house, Cosprop.
“My life’s work has been committed to costume design for film, TV and theater, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to pursue this path,” Bright said. “It is my firmly held belief that the arts and creativity can shape happier and healthier children and enable young people to reach their full potential.”
Freddie Mercurybangle sold for nearly $900K at auction, breaking record for rock star jewelry
veryGood! (31724)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Federal judge in Texas blocks US labor board rule that would make it easier for workers to unionize
- NFL free agency QB rankings 2024: The best available from Kirk Cousins to Joe Flacco
- Emma Stone wins second Oscar for best actress, with a slight wardrobe malfunction: Watch
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- Two National Guard soldiers, Border Patrol agent identified after deadly helicopter crash
- This Is the single worst reason to claim Social Security early
- Mountain lions lurking: 1 killed by car in Oceanside, California, as sightings reported
- 'Most Whopper
- Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt trade 'Barbenheimer' barbs in playful Oscars roast
Ranking
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- Israel-Hamas conflict reaches Oscars red carpet as Hollywood stars wear red pins in support of cease-fire
- Charlize Theron Has Best Reaction to Guillermo's Tequila Shoutout at 2024 Oscars
- 3 reasons you probably won't get the maximum Social Security benefit
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- When does daylight saving time end? When we 'fall back', gain extra hour of sleep in 2024
- Gwyneth Paltrow Has Shocking Reaction to Iron Man Costar Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscars Win
- Brutally honest reviews of Oscar best song performances, including Ryan Gosling
Recommendation
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
Paris Jackson's NSFW 2024 Oscar Party Look Will Make Your Jaw Drop
John Cena argues with Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel over nude bit: 'You wrestle naked, why not?'
See Sofía Vergara, Heidi Klum and More Stars' Show-Stopping Arrivals at the 2024 Oscars After-Parties
Bodycam footage shows high
In New York City, heat pumps that fit in apartment windows promise big emissions cuts
King Charles thanks Commonwealth for 'thoughtful good wishes' amid cancer recovery
'Let’s make history:' Unfazed Rangers look to win back-to-back World Series titles | Nightengale's Notebook