The Fashion Museum Foundation of Chile bought at auction in London for 43.200 pounds (about $ 67.400), of chiffon dress and red dots Amy Winehouse wearing on the cover of her album "Back to Black".
Winehouse's dress was donated by its designer, Thai DISAYO, so that the amount won, which was double the estimate, go to the foundation that bears the name of the singer died at age 27 in July, which is dedicated to helping young people with addiction problems.
Kerry Taylor, the head of the auction house that conducted the sale today, told Efe that the great value of the model is to know that Amy was on the cover of their most important album and the last recorded before he died.
Taylor acknowledged that "it was bittersweet to have him in this auction and sell it in these circumstances, but the important thing is that the money will be used in a good cause."
Finally, the home of Kerry Taylor reported that the Museum Foundation Fashion Clothing in Chile acquired a lively auction in which bidders participating by telephone and others present in the room.
Along with the dress Amy Winehouse, were auctioned today a collection of clothes "vintage" including fashion models belonging to the actresses Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn, as well as a replica of the wedding dress of Princess Diana of Wales.
