When you break up with somebody there’s a question mark over what to do with their stuff. Chuck it? Donate it to a museum? Do an Angela Bassett in Waiting To Exhale and set fire to it in the coolest way possible?
Well if your former paramour happens to be a purple hued sex pixie of a musical icon, there’s the option of popping their clothes onto the auctioning block. Mayte Garcia – the ex wife of Prince - is doing just that.
As well as items of delicious intrigue - such as demo tapes and personalised (!) cutlery - there’s a little red corvette full of clothes to bid on.
There are two standout pieces, both of them shirts which hop on the back of the menswear peacock revolution. A shiny electric blue shirt with a ruffle running down the front which is very Saint Laurent in its rumpled suggestion of after party excess.
The other piece - a purple foil outfit - is very this season Margiela meets Puff Daddy circa 1997. Both are perfect for playing the blistering guitar solo in Purple Rain to or, you know, just heading down to your local for a quick pint.
The minimum bid for both is £10,000, but what price to own a bit of O(+> ?
