Now YOU can buy Whitney Houston's $40,000 wedding dress: Late singer's precious possessions including her stage costumes and first passport go up for sale
- Late singer's belongings up for sale online via Heritage Auctions
- Dress she wore to marry Bobby Brown expected to fetch at least $7,000
- Custom-made Dolce & Gabbana coats she wore on tour also on offer
- Fans can place preliminary bids ahead of live auction on 24 June
Fans were left devastated by her premature death from a drug overdose more than four years ago.
But now devotees of the late Whitney Houston can get their hands on some of the star's most treasured items, including her wedding dress and her first passport.
A collection of the late star's stage costumes, personal belongings, clothes and awards are up for sale online via Heritage Auctions.
Fans can place bids ahead of the live auction of 24 June and one of the most sought after items is expected to be the custom-made Marc Bouwer gown the singer wore for her wedding to Bobby Brown in 1992 in the grounds of her estate in Mendham, New Jersey.
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A collection of the late Whitney Houston's stage costumes, personal belongings, clothes and awards are up for sale online via Heritage Auctions.
The custom-made Marc Bouwer gown, cloche hat , veil and gloves worn by Whitney for her wedding to Bobby Brown is expected to fetch a minimum of $7,000 (£4,800)
It's billed as a high-necked floor-length ivory satin gown with built in 'carnival' bodice and full-length sheer nylon sleeves.
The gown has a silk mesh overlay which is intricately decorated with iridescent sequins and bugle beads in various elaborate floral motifs.
It comes with a pair of embellished matching satin sleeves and a beaded and sequined cloche hat, and a floor-length sheer white silk veil decorated with semi-round pearlescent beads.
The ensemble is expected to fetch a minimum of $7,000 (£4,800), something of a bargain price as it originally set the singer back $40,000 (£27,700).
Whitney Houston during a UNICEF concert in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The sequinned costume she wore is up for auction
One of the more colourful items up for sale is a red sequinned two piece that the singer wore on stage during a UNICEF concert in Aschaffenburg, Germany in 1998, which is valued at $3,000 (£2,073)
Whitney was found dead in a bathtub at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, aged just 48, on February 11, 2012.
Her estate has released the items and provided a certificate of authenticity with each lot.
One of the more colourful items up for sale is a red sequinned two piece that the singer wore on stage during a UNICEF concert in Aschaffenburg, Germany in 1998.
The an oriental style red fabric zip front jacket with mesh overlay applied with sequins and beads comes with a matching pair of red form-fitting stretch pants,
The outfit is expected to sell for $3,000 (£2,073) or more.
Whitney's wedding dress designer Marc Bouwer was one of her favourites and also made many of her stage costumes.
A black crushed velvet jumpsuit with a high neck and plunging back was made for the star by the designer and features a wealth of costume beading.
A black crushed velvet jumpsuit with a high neck and plunging back was made for the star by the designer Marc Bouwer and features a wealth of costume beading.
Whitney wearing the sequinned jumpsuit on her 1991 I'm Your Baby Tonight tour
Another striking costume is a knee length royal blue velvet jumpsuit with a gold-embroidered and costume-bejeweled waistline. Bids are expected to start at $1,000 (£692)
She wore the costume during her 1991 I'm Your Baby Tonight tour, and it's predicted to sell for at least $2,000 (£1,385).
Another striking costume is a knee length royal blue velvet jumpsuit with a gold-embroidered and costume-bejeweled waistline.
Bids are expected to start at $1,000 (£692).
A custom made Dolce & Gabbana Multi-Colored Fur Coat that Whitney wore to make her entrance on stage during her 1999 My Love Is Your Love tour is also up for sale.
A custom made Dolce & Gabbana Multi-Colored Fur Coat that Whitney wore on stage is also up for sale for a minimum of $1,500 (£1,038)
The star on stage in Hamburg Germany September 1999. She wore the D&G fur coat to make her entrance on stage during concerts on her first world tour
The hand sequinned 'Diva Train' Coat is expected to sell for at least $2,000 (£1,380)
The opening bid for the pink, purple, black, and red fur coat is $1,500 (£1,038).
D&G exclusively designed all Whitney's outfits for the tour, and another of their coats is expected to sell for at least $2,000 (£1,380).
The sequinned 'Diva Train' Coat has an elaborate eight foot train and maroon colored fur collar.
A more casual lot is a personalised white, black, and gold leather bomber jacket with 'Nippy' emblazoned front and back
The jacket emblazoned with Whitney's nickname is valued at a minimum of $3,000 (£2,077)
Sequins were applied by hand and it took four workers two weeks working 'day and night' to complete the task.
Whitney made a deal with Dolce & Gabbana to exclusively design all the clothing for the tour, meeting with the famous designers in New York several times for consultations and fittings to make sure that each item - be it a gown, hat, shoe, or belt - was perfect.
A more casual lot is a personalised white, black, and gold leather bomber jacket with 'Nippy' emblazoned front and back.
Nippy was the nickname given to Whitney as a child and she also used it as the name for her company.
Another interesting addition to the sale is Whitney's first passport, valued at a minimum of $1,000 (£692)
The jacket is valued at a minimum of $3,000 (£2,077).
Another interesting addition to the sale is Whitney's first passport.
Issued on February 19 1985 and cancelled 2 September 2 1994, it bears the star's 'Whitney Elizabeth Houston' signature.
It includes stamps and visas that char the singer's first international tours to countries such as Japan, Brazil, Holland, France and the UK.
It's valued at a minimum of $1,000 (£692).
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