The online auction will comprise 18 evening gowns worn over the years by the likes of Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone, Amanda Seyfried and Eva Longoria, among others, at international events ranging from the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party and the BAFTA Film Awards.gowns to be auctioned by Sotheby’s photographed at the Spanish Premiere of “Elizabeth The Golden Age” — Palacio de la Musica Cinema in Madrid in 2007.
“We feel truly delighted to be partnering with Alberta Ferretti on this very special auction. It is not every day we have the pleasure to unite these two disciplines — fashion and art — together, and it feels all the more poignant that we are doing so to raise much needed funds for such an important cause,” said Sara Miconi, Sotheby’s head of the jewelry department in Italy.
A selection of the dresses will be displayed to the public in Sotheby’s galleries in Milan on Tuesday and Wednesday.At the end of the show, the designer and 32 volunteers who helped assist the Emilia Romagna region during and after the widespread floods wore a blue T-shirt that spelled out “Io Ci Sono,” or “I am here” in English. The proceeds from the sale of the T-shirts were donated to charity.
Ferretti admitted at the time that she had been struggling with the decision to hold the show given the circumstances, but that she believed it would convey a message that the territory was recovering. She also was prompted by the regional and national authorities to still hold the show. The brand’s parent Aeffe Group said then that it was making a donation benefiting associations active in the area. Aeffe, which also counts the
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