The white three-piece suit worn by John Travolta in the hit 70s movie Saturday Night Fever is going up for auction in the United States. The dance-drama suit is expected to raise up to $200,000 (£161,000) when it goes under the hammer as part of a Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary sale organised by Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies in California.
Other film items to be auctioned on April 22 and 23 include Harrison Ford's machete from the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, an Iron Man Mark XLVI helmet from Captain America: Civil War and Michael J Fox's hoverboard from Back to the Future 2.
But the highlight of the auction is expected to be Travolta's suit, which is described in the listing as "one of the most iconic costumes in the history of cinema".
Travolta played the part of Tony Manero, an Italian-American who dominates the dance floor at the local disco. He received a best actor Oscar nomination for his performance. The auction organisers say the polyester suit he wore in the dance competition is one of only two used during the film's production.
The suit comes with letters of authenticity from Paramount Studios and Travolta. The film's costume designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein, told CNN: "Heroes from Sir Lancelot to Tom Mix wore white in the great contests to express purity and single-minded devotion to the task at hand.
"So, for me, white was the only choice for the suit. I am grateful that our hero, John Travolta, and our producers came to see it in this way."
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