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David Bowie: A suit and tie worn in the video for Absolute Beginners, 1986, image 1
David Bowie: A suit and tie worn in the video for Absolute Beginners, 1986, image 2
Lot 113

David Bowie: A suit and tie worn in the video for Absolute Beginners,
1986,

13 December 2017, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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David Bowie: A suit and tie worn in the video for Absolute Beginners,

1986,
the two-piece suit with blue/green/orange striped weave, brown lining, single-breasted jacket with two buttons, breast and two hip pockets, labelled Tailored By John Collier Of Oxford Street, London, trousers with button-fly, pleated front, slant hip pockets and one buttoned, rear pocket, turn-ups, with a crimson silk tie with label T.M.Lewin & Sons Ltd. 106 Jermyn Street London, and a copy of the vinyl single with picture sleeve of David in the suit and tie, accompanied by a statement of provenance

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Provenance:
The statement of provenance from Roger Burton of The Contemporary Wardrobe Collection confirms this suit and tie were worn in the video directed by Julien Temple. Burton states: 'It was Julien Temple's idea to film a video for the Absolute Beginners track like a 1950s Strand cigarette commercial, so I styled David Bowie in this authentic 1950s suit and hat, where he mimicked the Strand Man...'

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