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Lot 213, June 10 2008, a rare Paco Rabanne chain-linked armour-plate mini dress, 1967, sold for £9,000 |
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 Kerry Taylor
Kerry Taylor joined Sotheby’s in 1979, and went on to become one of the youngest auctioneers in their history at the age of twenty one. After creating and managing the Collector’s Department at Sotheby’s Chester, she moved to Sotheby’s New Bond Street where she re-established the Costume and Textile sales. Kerry later became Director in charge of all Collector’s areas, special theme sales and celebrity sales. She left in 2003 to set up her own auction business specializing in the fields she loves – Costume and Textiles.
In her career, Kerry has worked on historic, landmark auctions such as the wardrobes of Duke & Duchess of Windsor, the stunning haute couture wardrobe of Princess Lilian of Belgium (where early 50s Diors looked as fresh as the day they were made complete with matching accessories), the historically important wedding suit of King James II and VII of 1673 which now form part of the Victoria & Albert Museum collection.
Since Kerry Taylor Auctions was established the firm has handled the collections of style icon – the Honorable Daphne Guinness, supermodels Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin, the actress Leslie Caron’s collection of Haute Couture including 1950s Givenchy and 60s Saint Laurent. We have also sold landmark collections of gowns by Audrey Hepburn (the largest group of garments ever to come onto the open market) and the historic Emanuel Royal Archive which included the black dress worn by Lady Diana Spencer on her first public engagement with Prince Charles in 1981 for a record £192,000.
Kerry still acts as Textile Consultant to Sotheby’s, advising their international network of offices and regularly assists major museums with valuations, applications for funding and sits on the Government’s Export Review board.
Kerry regularly contributes to television programmes, and is frequently consulted by the press for her expert knowledge of vintage fashion. |
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 Kate Osborn, Assistant
Kate has been working with Kerry Taylor since December 2007.
Having first studied Fashion Promotion at university, she then went on to gain a Masters degree in History and Culture of Fashion, from London College of Fashion.
Her Masters thesis was a comparative study of home dressmaking in postwar and contemporary British society.
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| We are always very grateful to the various voluntary interns who work with us throughout the year. Anyone interested in helping please contact us with CV and references. |
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