This months hottest event...

We’re super busy at 4couture.com this week, all rushing around with client appointments and fittings but we’ve spotted an absolutely amazing event that we just had to let you know about. Kerry Taylor Auctions are an auction house who hold auctions featuring antique, vintage and designer clothing. Their next auction is on March 16th and we’ve heard that they have some red carpet celebrity dresses so we had to have a quick look! Here are our Top 5 items from the auction...

Definitely one of the highlights of the auction is this Alexander McQueen black and gold brocade jacket which is completely stunning. In light of his tragic death we’re sure it is going to be one of the most popular items of the day- It’s estimated at £200-£300 pounds but we can see it going way over that.

We also love this gorgeous pastel yellow dress which is very on trend, worn by Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto at London Fashion week. The dress is current season Burberry and is elegant, girly and really easy to wear and we think it would be a great piece to bid for.

Number 3 is a tour outfit which belonged to Nicola Roberts of Girls Aloud, consisting of a fringed corset and miniskirt. The outfit combines two major trends for this season, pastels and 1920’s style fringing. It would be perfect for a chic evening do, and valued at £300-£500 it would be a real statement buy.

But the auction doesn’t only feature outfits worn by the most stylish celebrities. Kerry Taylor Auctions are also auctioning a huge selection of vintage pieces from as far back as the 1800’s. Some pieces are being auctioned as groups which means that if you’ve got a real passion for dressmaking and altering, you can keep the pieces you love as they are and alter the rest. One of the best examples of this is this group of lace and patterned blouses from around the 30’s-40’s, there are approximately 20 in the auction and some are beautiful and fit in perfectly with this seasons trends, and at an approximated £200-£300 for all of them, that’s just over £10 a blouse.


Lastly, similar to our last pick, one of the best value auctions are these WW2 military style jackets. The group consists of 5 jackets and they’re estimated at £50-£70 for the lot which is less than you’d pay for one on the high street in this style. Our favourite is this double-breasted grey coat with gold buttons and red detail but the rest are just as lovely.

So, if you’re around on the 16th of March then pop along and grab something really special, you might end up getting a bargain but if not you can guarantee you will spend all your money on something worthwhile, we know we’ll be there!

If you do get the chance to go send me pictures of anything you manage to get your hands on via Twitter at www.twitter.com/4couture.

Good luck!

Katie x

The address for Kerry Taylor Auctions is Unit C25, (second floor) 40 Martell Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8EN and you can check out all of the upcoming auctions at http://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/currentsale.php.