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The skin-tight pants and black leather-based jacket Olivia Newton-John wore in 1978’s “Grease” will go below the hammer this weekend — and are expected to fetch an electrifying $260,000.
“She wore them a pair weeks in the past — they nonetheless match,” stated Martin Nolan, govt director of Julien’s Auctions, which is internet hosting the occasion.
“If you happen to ask Olivia, she thinks it’ll go for one million {dollars},” Nolan advised The Submit of the outfit. “It’s so iconic, I wouldn’t be stunned.”
The attractive getup — made notorious by the movie’s last track “You’re the One That I Need” — is a part of greater than 500 objects the Australia-born actress and singer, now 71, has determined to promote.
Additionally up for auction can be Newton-John’s customized Pink Women jacket embroidered with “Sandy,” the identify of her character within the film. It was gifted to the star by the forged and crew when filming wrapped and is expected to internet between $2,000 and $4,000.
“Every little thing got here straight from Olivia Newton-John,” Nolan stated. “It’s cathartic for her. It’s letting go. She’s curated all these things, she’s stored them, saved them, preserved all of them this time.”
Different “Grease” objects up for auction embrace a pink robe Newton-John wore to the film’s premiere; her rehearsal sneakers; a signed copy of the script; and handwritten lyrics for “You’re The One That I Need” signed by each Newton-John and her co-star John Travolta.
The heeled white boots Newton-John wore within the 1980 flick “Xanadu” and a costume she donned throughout the 1982 “Bodily Tour” for her 12th studio album, “Bodily,” can even be up for grabs.
A portion of the proceeds will go to profit Newton-John’s most cancers analysis middle in Australia.
The auction will happen Nov. 1 and a pair of in Los Angeles and on-line.
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