
Madonna auction raises millions of dollars for charity
Material girl
11/11/14, 5:00 PM
A collection of clothing worn by Madonna during her vast career in music and film helped a celebrity focussed event to raise $3.2m... The Californian auction also saw lots from Michael Jackson, Cher and The Beatles
At a celebrity sale held at old at Julien's Auctions' Icons & Idols: Rock n' Roll charity auction in Beverly Hills this past weekend, the highest lot was a jacket from the film Desperately Seeking Susan, which fetched $252,000, while a gown from Madonna's Material Girl video reached $73,125.
The wedding dress Madonna wore when she married actor Sean Penn in 1985 also sold for $81,250, while a dress she wore on her Who's That Girl tour reached bids of $50,000.
Other lots which attracted the bidders were a pair of John Lennon's spectacles which sold for $25,000 and a ring worn by Elvis Presley for $57,600.