$6,875
Red satin suit worn by James Brown, including a red silk shirt, matching satin pants with hook and eye, and zipper single-breasted suit jacket featuring sequin lapels and epaulettes, five-inch fringe attached at shoulders and underarms. Brown wore this suit in performance often and can be seen in photographs from The Olympic Torch Concert in 2004, The Miller Rock Thru Time concert where Brown performed with Slash, 2005's Live 8 concert in Edinburgh, the 47th annual GRAMMY Awards where he performed with Usher, the 2006 Good Vibrations concert and In Concert at The House of Blues, Chicago. PROVENANCE Lot 86, The James Brown Collection, Christie's, New York, Sale number 2116, July 17, 2008 Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2011-03-26
