David Donates Three Fedoras To Tibet Auction

"Guaranteed to break the ice at parties...what am I bid for this rather handsome
titfer? A dab of Stain Devil will get it looking like new in no time darlin'!"

Your hat and hat and hat are gone...

David Bowie has donated three of his very own Fedoras to tomorrow's benefit auction at Christies Auction House in New York City. David wore all three of the hats during the Seventies and Eighties throughout the world. Though not the actual hat he wore in the 'The Man Who Fell To Earth', (he gave that away during his time in Berlin) they are of a similar appearance and the one pictured above may actually be one of them.

The online information makes no mention of many of the lots up for auction, but I can tell you that these incredible items are autographed by David and really are the very last of these hats from that period. These highly stylish Fedoras come in three colours, and here are the lot numbers with the corresponding colours:

601 Black
602 Gray
603 Brown

This is the entry from the auction catalogue that just about sums up the generosity of this donation:

David Bowie Memorabilia - Lots 601-603 - (Auctioned Individually)

Straight from the wardrobe of legendary music icon and actor David Bowie, three autographed Fedoras that he wore in the 1970s and 1980s.

Donated by David Bowie - Value: Priceless

The auction commences at 6:00pm local time tomorrow and tickets to attend are $100. To purchase tickets, call Lynn Schauwecker or Angie Kwak at Tibet House (212-807-0563). Another interesting lot up for grabs is an exclusive invitation for four to attend the dress rehearsal for next year's Tibet House benefit concert at Carnegie Hall.

Boy am I jealous of you New Yorkers. Oh, how I wish I had one of those Star Trek-type Teleporters.