Kerry Taylors Passion For Show Sale Reminds Us That 2024 Has Really Been The Year Of The Fashion Auction [Video]

“I went through everything with Nina—did the evaluation, had fish and chips around the corner—and then flew back,” said Taylor, laughing, before switching into assessing what Grant had with the finely honed (AKA razor-sharp) instincts which have earned her her reputation. “What’s so great about Nina is that she always had an eye for the future, for the most cutting edge fashion—she still does—and what she has is in perfect condition, because it was never worn. To have the likes of a McQueen Joan of Arc ensemble, a Lichtenstein-print Moschino suit, eight pieces from Flett—it’s wonderful.”

All of these will be sold at Taylor’s biannual Passion for Fashion auction, which happens December 10th. And those are just for starters, as Taylor reels off a list of other lots which left me—never mind her—breathless: a Yorkshire family’s 18th century robe a la Francaiseheirloom dress; Dior and Galliano from the Paris luxury dealer Jackariaeh Francis; yet more Galliano, including—be still my beating heart—a look from his 1985 …