Lanvin Dress Found for £70 is Star Lot at Kerry Taylor

Kerry Taylor auctions are increasingly becoming the most successful fashion auctioneers.  They have recently reached record prices for Amy Winehouse's dress and the replica of Princess Diana's wedding dress.  The star piece in their last sale was this rare Lanvin dress found at a market in poor condition and purchased for £70.  After a professional clean and some research into its history, it sold for £7,200.  The dress is rare, dating from 1945 just a year before Jeanne Lanvin's death.  The curveous hip sillouhette was formed from horse hair panniers.  It sold to an European collector.