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OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN GREASE COSTUMES AUCTIONED MOVIE

“They were so old, and there was just one pair, so there was no room for error.

Heįound these body-hugging, high-waist, skin-tight, black sharkskin pants (evenīetter than leather!) that were actually from the 1950s. The poodle skirts and prim high collars and wear all black, leaving nothing to It was decided that Sandy #1 would have to ditch Stockard Channing Remembers Late 'Grease' Costar Olivia Newton-John: 'I Will Miss Her Enormously'. For fashion lovers, her skintight black leather costume had a lasting impact on them, even 44 years later.

“Sandy #2 was deliciously wild and there was a greatīuild-up of excitement inside me to finally bring her to life. RELATED VIDEO: Olivia Newton-John's Iconic 'Grease' Costume Sells for Over 400K in Auction. For 'Grease' fans, Olivia Newton-John and her iconic spandex hot pants go together. The money raised will go towards the actress' cancer treatment centre in Sydney. Newton-John later recalled the transformation in her autobiography Olivia Newton-John, who played the character in the 1978 film, is offering up her famous black leather jacket and pants from the film ’s last scene in an upcoming auction that will benefit. The skintight costume that Olivia Newton-John wore as Sandy in Grease is up for auction later this week on 2 November. A hit: The 66-year-old actress said, I plan to auction my. We’ve stayed friends ever since.The pants Newton-John wore in the film were an original vintage pair from the 1950s, which she had to be sewn into each morning by the costume designer (Image: Julien’s Auctions) Olivia Newton-John, 66, announces she will auction off her iconic leather outfit from 1978s Grease to raise money for her cancer center. If the leather set isn’t ‘the one that you want’ then Olivia is also getting rid of her original script from the film, estimated at 4,000 (£3,150), and custom-made Pink Ladies jacket. The black leather jacket and skin-tight pants worn by Olivia Newton-John in the finale of Grease are among the dozens of items that will be up for sale on November 2nd via Julien’s. After her death, other style moments from Newton-John’s career are likely to be rediscovered. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Olivia Newton-John donned a headband and leotard for the video of her 1981 hit song Physical. I feel grateful to be a part of that and to have worked with him. One of the most iconic-costumes worn in one of the most memorable scenes from one of the most beloved films of all-time is going on the auction block. If she’d had the same hair as the rest of the film and that costume, it wouldn’t work. Other big ticket items included an autographed Grease. “ you got the feeling from the energy that something was happening. Spanx founder Sara Blakely shelled out more than 160,000 for the skintight pants worn by Olivia Newton-John in Grease. “We did something life-changing, making that film,” Newton-John told People during the beloved film’s 40th anniversary. Both film newcomers portrayed star-crossed high school lovers in the Fifties-set film that also starred Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway and Frankie Avalon.Īccording to Rolling Stone, “Grease” still ranks as the highest-grossing musical film to date.

OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN GREASE COSTUMES AUCTIONED MOVIE

Released in the summer of 1978, the movie musical directed and produced by Randal Kleiser catapulted Newton-John and John Travolta to superstardom. Newton-John, who has been battling breast cancer since she was 43, was ecstatic to be reunited with her leather jacket and was all smiles as she clutched it against her and shimmied excitedly. Olivia Newton-John's famous black leather jacket worn in the blockbuster film 'Grease' and her Grease 'Pink Ladies' jacket worn in the film are shown during a Julien's Auctions press preview at.

“ should not sit in a billionaire’s closet for country club bragging rights,” the anonymous billionaire declared.

Olivia newton john grease costumes auctioned