Freddie Mercury/Queen/Rock and Roll: Freddie Mercury's “I’m ...

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£47,000

Freddie Mercury/Queen/Rock and Roll: Freddie Mercury's “I’m Going Slightly Mad” Video worn suit worn from one of his last video performances months before his in 1991.

Freddie wore this two-piece suit in the video - I’m Going Slightly Mad' 1991, he also wore this suit on other occasions including with Mary Austin in 1985 and 1986.

A two-piece suit of fine black wool by Antony Price, the single-breasted jacket with narrow lapels, fitted at the waist with jetted pockets, single-button fastening and lined in black satin and a pair corresponding narrow-legged trousers with concealed fastening at waistband and two jetted pockets to the front, both garments labelled ‘Antony Price’ Ex Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | On Stage. New Bond Street London Sotheby's Sale L23511- 7 September 2023, part of Lot 279 - Freddie Mercury Video Worn Outfit - I'm Going Slightly Mad' 1991

Accompanied with: 2 original Sotheby’s white hangers one jacket hanger with FM in red and one trouser hanger, these can been seen in images and footage with the suit at the Sotheby’s Freddie Mercury exhibition before the auction. 3 original tags and polyethylene bag from Sotheby’s. All of these clothes were stored in Freddie Mercury’s Garden Lodge home for over 30 years and came directly from Mary Austin at Garden Lodge.

"I'm Going Slightly Mad" is the last Queen video to feature significant creative input from Mercury. He was already considerably ill at the time due to AIDS, which would claim his life less than a year later. Despite this, the viewer sees Mercury as very mobile and expressive in the scenes of the video. He even actively co-directed some of the video's storyboards. Mercury wore thick makeup and an extra layer of clothing underneath to conceal his weight loss. He also wore a wig, and a suit, both in the Goth-inspired style popular at the time.