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Julien's Auctions said on Monday that it was
selling more than 100 lots of costumes owned and used by
Destiny's Child members Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle
Williams during the late 1990s and early 2000's.
The outfits include the coordinating gold leather costumes worn
by the three "Survivor" singers during a VH1 television tribute
to Diana Ross in 2000, and the trio of futuristic metallic red
and silver leather jumpsuits the women wore in their
"Independent Women Part 1" music video that was the theme song
for the 2000 movie "Charlie's Angels."
"These three outfits are so iconic and represent such an
important song," said Martin Nolan, executive director of
Julien's Auctions.
The dozens of costumes, most of which were designed by Beyonce's
mother Tina Knowles Lawson, are expected to fetch between $600
and $10,000 each at the three-day auction in Beverly Hills on
June 11-13.
Julien's said the outfits were donated by the families of the
Destiny's Child singers after spending years in storage. A
portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares, the charitable
arm of the Recording Academy that has helped musicians who are
struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Destiny's Child, one of the most influential female groups of
early 2000s, went through several lineups and officially split
in 2006. Beyonce went on to forge a huge solo career.
Other items up for sale in June include an Atelier Versace gold
gossamer gown worn by the late Whitney Houston for a performance
in Paris in July 1998 (estimated at $20,000 - $30,000), and the
net bodysuit and motorcycle jacket outfit worn by Cher in the
1989 music video for "If I Could Turn Back Time" that last sold
at auction five years ago for $60,000.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Omar Younis)
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