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Lights, camera, auction for stars' film costumes

Lights, camera, auction for stars' film costumes

By fijivillage
20/11/2025

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.

Hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions, the sale contains treasures from the archives of Cosprop, a costume house founded by Oscar-winning designer John Bright.

Co ylor Auctions An early 19th century style suit comprising a cutaway black velvet tailcoat, large moulded glass jet-effect buttons, a closely fitting un-patterned black velvet waistcoat, a pair of black satinised wool trousers with elasticated stirrup bands to hems and a cream cotton shirt with matching stock.Cosprop and Kerry Taylor Auctions Cosprop and Kerry Taylor Auctions A mid-16th-century-inspired gown of taupe velvet, split-front bodice trimmed with cut-steel medallions, long dramatic Spanish split-sleeves with orange shot silk undersleeve and orange and yellow brocade lining, a full gathered skirt with split front, lined in orange shot silk.Cosprop and Kerry Taylor Auctions

Johnny Depp's costume as Ichabod Crane in the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow was an early 19th Century-style suit. It had a cutaway black velvet tailcoat, large moulded glass jet-effect buttons, a close-fitting velvet waistcoat, wool trousers and a cream cotton shirt with matching stock. Estimate: £35,000 - £45,000 Cate Blanchett's costume as Queen Elizabeth I included this gown of taupe velvet with dramatic sleeves. It was lined with orange split silk and the bodice was trimmed with steel medallions. Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000 Costumes going up for auction have been worn by actors including Bette Davies, Ava Gardner, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Dame Maggie Smith and Heath 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.

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