
"Outfits worn by actors including Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet are to go on display in London. The costumes will be available to view in a free exhibition in Bermondsey from Wednesday until 25 November when they will be sold off during auction. The outfit expected to fetch the highest price - an estimated 45,000, is an early 19th century suit Depp wore towards the end of the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow in his role as Ichabod Crane."
"Costumes going up for auction have been worn by actors including Bette Davies, Ava Gardner, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Dame Maggie Smith, Health Ledger. Other outfits have been showcased in productions including the BBC TV series Peaky Blinders and Gentleman Jack. They are among more than 70 costumes from film and TV sold on 25 November, with the proceeds going to the Bright Foundation, a charity aiming to open the world of filmmaking to young people."
A collection of more than 70 film and television costumes will be displayed for free in Bermondsey until 25 November and then auctioned on that date. The collection includes outfits worn by Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet and other notable actors, and features costumes seen in productions such as Peaky Blinders and Gentleman Jack. The highest-estimated lot is an early 19th-century suit worn by Johnny Depp in Sleepy Hollow, estimated at 45,000. The sale is hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions and sourced from Cosprop archives, with proceeds going to the Bright Foundation to support young people entering filmmaking.
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