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It was the shirt that stole a technology of hearts and now it’s available for purchase.
The legendary white button down shirt that cemented Colin Firth’s repute as an on-screen heartthrob in “Satisfaction and Prejudice” is anticipated to fetch 1000’s of {dollars} at public sale.
Firth immortalized Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy within the BBC adaptation of the guide in 1995. Viewers had been particularly captivated by the long-lasting shot of Firth in episode 4 of the collection which noticed him go for an impromptu swim in a lake, absolutely clothed – solely to stumble upon love curiosity Elizabeth Bennet (performed by Jennifer Ehle) as soon as again on dry land.
Darcy proved to be Firth’s main breakthrough and he adopted it up with a bunch of film roles, together with in 2001’s “Bridget Jones’ Diary.”
The white linen shirt, clearly now dry, might promote for as much as $12,700 when potential consumers bid for it on Tuesday, based on Kerry Taylor Auctions which is staging the sale.
The 1810s-style garment, designed by Dinah Collin, encompasses a label from costumier Cosprop which reads: “CP Darcy Moist shirt.”
Recalling the second the shirt made film historical past, Collin mentioned on the auctioneer’s web site: “Mr. Darcy’s ‘moist shirt second’ was by no means scripted. It happened in discussions between myself and the late Christopher Prins who was then head of menswear at Cosprop. Within the scene Mr. Darcy is spied rising from a lake having taken a cooling swim on a scorching summer time’s day. As a result of on display screen male nudity was not permitted (bearing in mind the BBC watershed and US broadcasts) – the concept of the ‘moist shirt’ was born.
“Our manner spherical this was for Colin Firth to be filmed ¾ size carrying simply the Irish linen shirt (copied from an vintage authentic) which clung to the physique. The scene brought on one thing of a sensation on the time and remodeled Colin Firth from a revered classical actor to one thing of a intercourse image in a single day.”
The shirt is considered one of dozens of clothes from the Cosprop retailer which might be auctioned in support of arts schooling charity The Shiny Basis, arrange by Academy Award-winning costume designer John Shiny.
Different well-known outfits up for grabs embrace Drew Barrymore’s costume as Danielle in “Ever After: A Cinderella Story” and the heather-green hooded cloak and costume that Meryl Streep wore in “The French Lieutenant’s Lady.”
Additionally up on the market is Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes costume from the 2009 movie “Sherlock Holmes,” in addition to that of his co-star Jude Legislation who performed Dr. Watson.
Among the many different A-listers whose costumes are being auctioned are Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Shiny, who along with fellow costumier Jenny Beavan, gained the Oscar for greatest costume design in 1986 for Service provider Ivory’s “A Room With A View.”
Quoted on the public sale home web site, he mentioned: “My life’s work has been dedicated to costume design for movie, television and theatre and I really feel extremely lucky to have been in a position to pursue this path. It’s my firmly held perception that the humanities and creativity can form happier and more healthy youngsters and allow younger folks to achieve their full potential.”