Erin O’Connor is to sell a selection of dresses, jackets, shoes and bags from her personal wardrobe at Christie’s South Kensington on Tuesday 16 September at 1pm. Proceeds will go to the British Fashion Council, which provides financial support to aspiring fashion designers and models and helps them during the early part of their careers. Erin also recently started The Model Sanctuary, supported by the British Fashion Council, in response to the government’s Model Health Enquiry, which supports young models and looks after their health during London Fashion Week.

Her collection consists of approximately 30 exquisite and wearable items from many of today’s top designers. The clothes are affordable, with estimates starting from around £100 and sizes range from 39 to 41 (UK sizes 8 – 12).

Highlights include:

A full-length Chanel coat, featured in the Chanel campaign in 2000 (estimate: £350-£450)

A group of long-sleeved silk Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen blouses worn in a show and featured on a Telegraph Magazine cover (estimate: £400-£600)

Two Chanel suede and tweed bags which were gifts from Karl Lagerfeld (estimate: £450-£750)

A Marni Multi-colour wool dress (estimate: £150-250)

A Ralph Lauren gold and black jewelled jacket (estimate: £300-500)

A blue wool dress by Roland Mouret. This was Erin’s own “Galaxy” dress; the It dress of 2005 (estimate: £200-400)

A red jersey sleeveless dress by Diane von Furstenburg (estimate: £200-400)

A white fur bolero jacket by Matthew Williamson (estimate: £200-400)

A Mulberry “Roxanne” large red tote bag (estimate: £300-500)

A large Louis Vuitton hold-all (estimate: £300-500)

A dramatic printed chiffon gown by John Galliano (estimate: £400-600)

A chocolate leather jacket by Celine (estimate: £300-500)

Posted: 08|24|08 at 9:05 am. Filed under: UK News.