Christie’s is auctioning the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” dress. but this picture of it is the dumbest thing I’ve seen for some time. Why, for the love of all that’s holy, would you shoehorn a random employee into this renowned dress, when you could simply pay a few bucks and license one of the official pictures from the movie, showing it in all its glory? because here the damn thing looks like a dishrag.
Not to mention that often the people who purchase these things are not fashion collectors (who want the dress as a Dress) but hagiographists who want something that touched a noteworthy person. The idea of some entry-level employee wearing it impinges upon that aura, I would guess.
Not to mention (as Mary Beth, who sent me this link, pointed out) that shoving a real person into this dress increases the possibility of accidental rips, tears, and stains, possibly lowering the value.
Feh. Some people have no sense.
Boneheaded relocation all around.
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