George Michael’s black leather jacket he wore in Faith music video fetches huge six-figure sum at auction
THE black leather biker jacket George Michael wore for the music video of 1987 hit Faith fetched £176,400 at auction.
Organisers said “a fan” bought the item, made by London fashion brand La Rocka, and confirmed it would remain in the UK.
The jacket, which George also wore on his 1988 Faith tour, features a BSA logo on the back embellished with crystals.
When first sold in La Rocka’s London shop, the jackets cost £290.
Also sold at the Propstore auction in London was a Gibson Les Paul ’59 once owned by Slash of Guns N’ Roses.
It fetched £233,100, a record for a guitar at auction.
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It was one of 327 rare instruments, handwritten lyrics, stage-used pieces, and iconic personal artefacts sold at the event, which achieved an auction total of £1.9m.
Further success came from the sale of Peter Hince’s Queen collection, which realised a total of £350,000.
Lots from the former roadie for the legendary rock band were led by Freddie Mercury’s Gold Shure 565 SD Microphone Award, the first of his microphones with direct provenance to come to market, which sold for £151,200.
Peter Hince said: “I’m absolutely thrilled with how the auction has turned out, especially seeing Freddie’s gold microphone achieve such a strong price.
“It means a lot to know these pieces are going to fans who truly appreciate what Queen meant and still means today.”
A poster signed by John Lennon, one of the last four items he signed, was sold for £75,600 and Oasis hitmaker Noel Gallagher’s Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary Guitar also sold for £34,650.
The fedora worn by Michael Jackson in his 1987 Pepsi commercial sold for an eye-watering £34,650.