Popping culture: no wire coat hangers, please . . .

It looks like Bette Midler isn’t the only one cleaning out her closet. But no wire coat hangers in this one….

Doyle New York is holding an auction on Wednesday, Dec 7 to auction off part of Joan Crawford’s estate. You could own such things as correspondence (including this letter, which releases Ms Crawford from her contract with MGM), artworks, personal photographs, jewellery, furs and more. You can even view the catalogue here.

Personally, I’d like to get the pin, shown above. That way I can pretend I am her, sitting at a boardroom table where I could say . . .

#culturalstereotypingfulfilled