The Marianne Faithfull Collection
Marianne Faithfull
A Vintage Bohemian Dress Of Magenta Velvet, Embellished With Gold-Coloured Thread
No reserve
Lot Closed
September 12, 01:11 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A bespoke A-line velvet dress with gold appliqué detailing to front, back, at the hem and along the sleeves. With small cigarette burn to the skirt, un-labelled.
Accompanied by a black and white photograph of Marianne wearing the dress.
Image Captions
Image kindly supplied by Marianne Faithfull. Marianne wearing the present Lot for a newspaper photoshoot, February 1978.
This dress dates c.1970 and Marianne was photographed wearing it in February 1978 for the Daily Mail when she was promoting the release of her single ‘The Way You Want Me To Be’ from her Celtic country and western album ‘Faithless’. Backed by The Grease Band, the album marked Marianne’s return to music and was her first long player in almost a decade. Marianne scored a number one hit in Ireland with another track from the album ‘Dreamin’ My Dreams’.