Yves Saint Laurent Carre shoulder bag in royal purple calfskin leather, estimated at $3,000-$3,500
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, November 23, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will offer a sale of Designer Handbags and Clutches – more than 750 lots of pieces by virtually every great brand name in the category. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
From left to right: Chanel haute couture wool tweed skirt suit with removable facings, Spring/Summer 1997, est. $2,000-$4,000; circa-1984 Givenchy haute couture maternity jumpsuit in light blue crinkle crepe, est. $500-$700; Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-98, est. $400-$600
CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions will present its Spring Fashion: Centuries of Style auction on March 16, featuring several private collections of significant haute couture headlined by New York fashion collectors Susan Gutfreund and Jaqueline Leeds. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Through these remarkable garments, we begin to understand not only the women who wore them, but also their lifestyle and knowledge of fashion history. Gutfreund and Leeds cultivated relationships with the trailblazing designers and couturiers that created the fashions in this sale.