What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history is up for sale. Water not included.
The white linen garment worn by Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in the BBC’s 1995 TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is going under the hammer today at an auction of film and television costumes.
Firth’s costume — including boots, moleskin breeches and velvet waistcoat — is expected to fetch between £7000 and £10,000 ($13,700 and $19,400) during a sale at Kerry Taylor Auctions.
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The scene in which Firth’s brooding heartthrob emerges from a pond, startling soon-to-be true love Elizabeth Bennet (played by Jennifer Ehle), was once voted the UK’s most memorable television moment.
It was later re-imagined in Bridgerton in a scene featuring British actor Jonathan Bailey.
Firth then referenced his own performance with further romantic soakings in Love, Actually and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
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Other items up for sale include a 1950s Christian Dior taffeta ball gown worn by Madonna in the 1996 movie Evita, which has an estimated price of between £40,000 and £60,000 ($78,000 and $117,000).
There’s also Johnny Depp‘s costume for Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, which could fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 ($39,000 and $58,000).
Clothes worn by Depp as the Earl of Rochester in The Libertine and as writer JM Barrie in Finding Neverland are also among some 60 items going under the hammer.
Proceeds from the auction will go the Bright Foundation, an arts education charity founded by Academy Award-winning costume designer John Bright. The items have been donated by his costume house, Cosprop.
“My life’s work has been committed to costume design for film, TV and theatre, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to pursue this path,” Bright said.
“It is my firmly held belief that the arts and creativity can shape happier and healthier children and enable young people to reach their full potential.”