FASHION Magazine

  • They said/We said: Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary jewels to go up for auction

    by Lauren Chan
    Elizabeth Taylor wears La Peregrina, the 35mm pearl once belonging to Queen Isabella of Spain. Photography by Norman Parkinson/Flickr

    Who hasn’t dreamt of living the luxuriously fashionable life of Hollywood grand dame Elizabeth Taylor? From Cleopatra to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Taylor dominated the big screen and captured the hearts of her stylish followers. Today, Christie’s officially announced they’ll be launching a landmark series of public exhibitions to display Taylor’s jewelry, fashion, accessories, decorative arts, and memorabilia that will eventually end with their sale.

    Beginning in September, the collection will make stops in Moscow, London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Geneva, Paris, and Hong Kong. It’s then set to head to New York City for December 3, where a 10-day exhibition at Rockefeller Center will be followed by four consecutive days of auctions. In keeping with Taylor’s life-long devotion to humanitarian causes, a portion of all proceeds will be donated to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which she established in 1991.

    Now, who isn’t looking forward to the glamorous-to-end-all-things-glamorous exhibit?

    Posted in Bernadette Morra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Christie's, Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Lorraine Schwartz, Marc Porter, Style, They said/We said