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Whitney Houston’s Dresses from “Bodyguard World Tour” to Be Auctioned

Whitney Houston wore this exotic leopard print dress many times. (Stevens Auction Company)

­­­­­­­­By Terri Lynn, SouthFloridaReporter.com, Managing Editor, Nov. 12, 2015 – Fifteen gowns and dresses previously owned by the late singer, Whitney Houston, some worn on-stage and others at events and galas, will be sold at a  public auction on Saturday, Nov. 21st, by Stevens Auction Company, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Resort.

Ms. Houston’s fifteen dresses and gowns are in pristine, like-new condition. All of them were important to the late singer’s career and the public will be viewing them for the first time since she wore them.

Stunning dress made for Whitney Houston by renowned designer Bob Mackie (Stevens Auction Company)
Stunning dress made for Whitney Houston by renowned designer Bob Mackie (Stevens Auction Company)

Perhaps the most important one of the group is a gold and white dress designed by Bob Mackie. All the dresses, though, are seen as highly collectible.

The dresses and personal effects are from the late singer’s Bodyguard World Tour, launched on the heels of the hit movie The Bodyguard (starring Ms. Houston and Kevin Costner) and taking her to numerous countries on five continents, from July 1993 to November 1994. At the end of the tour, the items were placed into storage at a New Jersey facility, where they sat undisturbed.

For reasons that are still unclear, storage fees went unpaid and piled up over the course of many years. Finally, a court ordered that some of the items be sold at auction to satisfy that debt. In 2007, five dresses and three ensembles from Houston’s wardrobe were sold at auction. Then, in 2012, just weeks after the singer’s death, another auction was held, this time in Beverly Hills.

The Nov. 21st auction will get underway at 10 a.m. Central time, and an auction open house (or preview) will take place on Friday, Nov. 20th, from 3-8 p.m. The auction will be broadcast in real time around the world through LiveAuctioneers.com, but bidders should know that they must register to bid online at least 12 hours prior to the start of auction.

Stevens Auction Company may be reached by phone at (662) 369-2200; or, you can e-mail them at stevensauction@bellsouth.net. To learn more about Stevens Auction Company and the upcoming November 21st auction, visit www.stevensauction.com.

SOURCE Stevens Auction Company

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