Wet shirt worn by Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice sells at auction for ... trends now
A wet shirt worn by Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice has sold at auction for a whopping £25,000.
The item of clothing was made famous after the actor playing Mr Darcy strode out of a lake wearing it in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
The famous scene turned Firth into a sex symbol and also rocketed the shirt's sale price 30 years later, after auctioneers estimated it would be sold for between £7,000 and £10,000.
The shirt was one of more than 60 costumes from film and TV sold on Tuesday, with all the proceeds going to charity.
The sale contained costumes archived by Cosprop, a costume house founded by Oscar-winning designer John Bright.
Outfits worn by Madonna, Margot Robbie and Johnny Depp were also part of the auction hosted by Kerry Taylor Auctions.
The item of clothing was made famous after Colin Firth playing Mr Darcy strode out of a lake wearing it in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel
The infamous wet shirt as worn by Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice (left) sold for £25,000 at auction
The wet shirt scene has become one of the most famous TV moments of all time, despite not actually featuring in the original story.
The Mail has learnt it is one of seven such shirts made for Firth for the filming of his smouldering post-swim encounter with Jennifer Ehle's Elizabeth Bennet in the hit series. It is thought that he wore each of them at some point during filming.
The famous 'wet shirt' was designed by renowned costume designer Dinah Collin and then made by Cosprop.
Cosprop's general manager Chris Garlick said multiple versions of the
