With retro looks all over the Gucci-led international runways; a 90s swiftly followed by 80s revival; anniversaries such as Escada’s 40th and deaths such as Kate Spade’s and Sonia Rykiel’s; together with the resurgence of vinyl; a changing world order, and movements around ethical consumerism, all things old are currently being viewed through...
Sep 18, 2018
London - Anna Dello Russo, creative consultant and Editor-at-Large at Vogue Japan is being urged to keep fur out of her upcoming wardrobe auction at Christie's in Milan. The fashion icon is set to auction offer a large part of her personal fashion wardrobe, which she has acquired over the last 30 years, in order to pass her archive onto a new...
Jan 25, 2018
While the Hermès Birkin bag is known for having a waiting list of up to three years, those who don't have the patience but have the capital are using auctions to score the coveted status symbols. At a Christie's auction in Hong Kong this morning a matte white Niloticus Crocodile Himalaya Birkin 30 with diamond encrusted hardware went for 2.98...
Nov 29, 2017
Christie’s in London will auction off pieces from Audrey Hepburn’s “extensive personal wardrobe” including fashion that exemplifies her signature look include a Burberry trench coat, ballet flats, and a dress designed by Hubert de Givenchy. The collection currently under ownership of the Hepburn family will go on auction at Christie’s in London...
Jun 13, 2017
Christie’s is set to open a new location in Los Angeles. Spanning 5,400 square feet, the brand is planning to open its flagship in Beverly Hills. The space will also help maximize the auction house’s presence by opening a special exhibit that will run from April 20 to 28. With a cocktail event planned for the night before, the space will have...
Apr 14, 2017
Geneva's autumn jewel auctions got underway Tuesday, with Russian oligarchs and Chinese billionaires among those eyeing up the array of eye-wateringly expensive bling on offer. The Swiss city's twice-annual sales of rare jewels are often dominated by stones the size of door-stoppers. But this week, gems valued by their weight in carats will...
Nov 16, 2016
The British Fashion Council Arts Foundation and the Royal Academy Schools has announced a new fashion arts commission project that has paired graduates from the RA Schools with NewGen and NewGen Men designers. The partnerships have created arts works that will form part of an auction at Christie’s, with all proceeds going to the British Fashion...
Oct 31, 2016
A dazzling blue diamond once owned by mining magnate Philip Oppenheimer etched a record 50.6 million US dollars (45 million euros) at auction in Geneva Wednesday, auction house Christie's said. The 14.62-carat "Oppenheimer Blue" is the largest stone in the exceptionally rare Fancy Vivid Blue category ever to go under the hammer, according to...
May 19, 2016
A fuchsia-coloured crocodile-skin Hermes bag has broken the record for the most expensive handbag sold at auction, selling for 222,912 dollars at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong. The shiny pink bag was sold to an Asian phone bidder in an auction that saw "fast-paced bidding from start to finish", Christie's said in a statement late Monday. The...
Jun 2, 2015
A Patek Philippe gold watch billed as the most expensive -- and most complicated -- in the world fetched a record 21.3 million dollars (13.3 million pounds) on Tuesday when it went under the hammer in Switzerland. The sale of the "Henry Graves Supercomplication", a handcrafted timepiece named after its original owner, a New York banker who...
Nov 12, 2014
Records tumbled at a special auction in Geneva Sunday to mark 175 years of Patek Philippe watches, with a rare pink gold item going for 2.67 million dollars, auctioneers Christie's said. The auction of 100 wrist and pocket watches brought in a total of 19,731,099 dollars, double the original estimate, and set nine world records in the process....
Nov 10, 2014
