We all dream of it: finding a sweet little treasure at a flea market or tag sale, only to discover that its monetary value is far beyond what we paid.
Lightning struck two days in a row last week, at Bonhams in London. First, a pair of collectors scored a coup with a diminutive piece […]

She was lithe, lean and exotic—part hippie chick, part Vampira, part glamour puss. She had six-pack abs before the phrase even existed. And best of all, she could laugh at herself. Which made her the perfect muse—and most magnificent model—for flashy-trashy Hollywood fashion designer Bob Mackie. For Cher, he dreamed up the most audaciously beaded, […]