US pop singer Janet Jackson has auctioned more than 800 items from her personal collection of costumes, jewellery, trophies and other items. Thousands of collectors and fans from all over the world bid online and over the phone. Part of the proceeds will go to a children’s charity.
A highlight of the auction on Sunday (local time) in New York was her silver-colored Aston Martin Vanquish, model year 2003. The British sports car with black leather seats achieved over 92,000 dollars (around 85,000 euros), as announced by the auction house Julien’s Auctions.Outfits, microphone and pinstripe jacket The white outfit and bikini top that the singer wore alongside her brother Michael Jackson in the 1995 video for “Scream” fetched almost $32,000 at auction, the estimate was $2,000. A pin-striped jacket from Jackson’s “Alright ” music video from 1989. A crystal-encrusted Sennheiser microphone fetched almost 20,000 dollars. had last released the album “Unbreakable” in 2015. In mid-April, Jackson celebrated the start of their “Together Again” tour in the US state of Florida. She turned 57 last Tuesday.