"I can't tell you what this means to us-it really is making this a lot easier for us," said her father, Mitch Winehouse. "We're devastated and I'm speechless, but thanks for coming."ĭespite the delay in an explanation of Winehouse's death, a memorial service could be held as early as Tuesday. Candles, flowers, notes, flags and vodka bottles filled the sidewalk in front of Winehouse's home. Monday morning, Winehouse's parents visited their daughter's house on Camden Square in London which fans had turned into a shrine of sorts. Those close to Winehouse believe that a mix of drugs and alcohol led to a deadly overdose, although a police report found no drugs in her home. London's Metropolitan Police say that further toxicology tests should reveal more about what happened to the singer on Friday night, and the results will take two to four weeks. Īmy Winehouse's "unexplained" death will remain unexplained for weeks after an autopsy on Monday afternoon did not reveal the cause of her death.
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The proceeds of the two-day auction at Julien's will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports teenagers and young adults with addiction problems.This article is from the archive of our partner. Estimated to sell at around $200-400, it netted $3,200 instead. She carried this bag while wearing a bright yellow dress, similar to what her wax avatar has on at Madame Tussauds in London.Īmong other dresses at the auction was a strapless cherry red basque dress by Karen Millen. Winehouse wore it in 2004 at the Park Lane Hotel in London when the shortlist for that year's Brit Awards was announced, as well as it in the music video for "Take the Box."īesides designer clothes and accessories, many of her personal items were also up for bidding, including a birthday card sent by Adele. The custom-made red heart-shaped Moschino bag was also on saleĪ red leather heart-shaped Moschino bag Winehouse carried to the 2007 Brit Awards - at which she scooped both the British female solo artist and British album awards - fetched $204,800, 13 times its pre-auction estimate.
But the amount raised has exceeded all expectations.Ī bidder paid more than $25,000 for the turquoise bra that Winehouse wore in the music video for "You Know I'm No Good."Ī gold minidress from Dolce & Gabbana that had been estimated to fetch $7,000 went under the hammer for $150,000. The total value of all the items was expected to fetch up to $2 million. The items were previously owned by the singer's parents, Mitch and Janis. It was a very sensitive subject, and it took a long time for the parents to decide to let go," he said. "It's very difficult to do an auction when you're working with the parents of a deceased child in the process. Proceeds to aid youth with addictionsĪuction manager Martin Nolan told the AFP news agency that planning the sale had not been easy. After this disastrous appearance, the singer canceled all further concerts.ĭesigned by stylist Naomi Parry, that infamous bamboo-print number sold on Sunday for $243,200 (€210,000) - 16 times its estimated value. Nearly 800 of the late Amy Winehouse’s belongings, including the short dress the late British songstress wore to perform her final concert, are coming up for auction in. But she was completely drunk and slurring, and was booed offstage by the audience.
She looked fantastic when she got onstage. Having not been onstage for two years, the European tour, which brought her to Belgrade on that fateful June 18, 2011, was supposed to have marked her grand comeback. Amy Winehouse's dresses were the centerpiece of the auction
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