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For Immediate Release 15 November 2011 Contact: Leonie Pitts +44 (0)20 7752 3121 [email protected] THE BILLY BOY * COLLECTION LEADS CHRISTIE’S F ASHION A UCTION Collection expected to realise £100,000 with prices from £300 Lot 98 An iconic Smoking suit by Yves Saint Laurent with transparent, embroidered black tulle blouse, worn on the catwalk and later by Bettina, 1968 Estimate: £5,000-8,000 Lot 87 A gown and ruffled stole by Yves Saint Laurent, Printemps - Ètè 1966, worn by the famous muse and model, Bettina Estimate: £4,000-5,000 Lot 80 „Martinique‟ A striped organza ball gown by Christian Dior, 1948-9 Estimate: £15,000-18, 000 South Kensington – Christie’s is delighted to announce that important pieces from The BillyBoy* Collection of Dior and Yves Saint Laurent are to be offered as part of the upcoming Fashion sale on 1 December 2011 at Christie’s South Kensington. Selected from the collection of BillyBoy* – one of the largest private collections of vintage haute couture in Europe – the sale will feature thirty pieces of couture clothing by Dior and Yves Saint Laurent dating from 1948-1978, as well as a wide range of costume jewellery by Chanel, Dior, YSL, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli and Poiret from the 1930s to 1980s. Featuring several items originally made for BillyBoy*’s friend Bettina, the famous fashion muse and model of the 1950s, the collection is expected to realize in the region of £100,000, with jewellery estimates from £300, and prices for couture pieces starting at £1,000. BillyBoy* The BillyBoy* Collection of Dior and Yves Saint Laurent is a personal one, not only because Yves Saint Laurent was a great friend, but BillyBoy* also wore YSL pieces himself – including, famously, an original runway ‘ Mondrian‟ dress and the androgynous velvet Lord Fauntleroy jacket photographed by Andy Warhol at his Parisian flat in the mid-1980s. BillyBoy* ’s passion for couture began as a child, brought up listening to stories of high society told by his great aunts, who were all important doyennes of the Parisian haute couture set (one of his great aunts bought the only known order for a Somalia leopard coat from Dior, designed by Yves Saint Laurent). Schooled in Europe, BillyBoy* was introduced to the houses of fashion

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