An Antiques Roadshow guest was astounded to learn the value of his Alexander McQueen collection during Sunday’s show.
The latest episode saw members of the public fetching their prized possessions to Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, with one man brining a whole host of items created by the late designer.
Expert Hillary Kay was delighted when she clapped eyes on the clothing and said it was the first time the series had ever featured McQueen.
The young man said he became ‘obsessed’ with the British born fashion designer after writing an essay about him at school and beginning his collection for 15-years ago.
He explained: ‘I found that jacket online and the shirt I found in a second hand shop in London’.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was astounded to learn the value of his Alexander McQueen collection during Sunday’s show
The latest episode saw members of the public fetching their prized possessions to Pollok Country Park in Glasgow , with one man brining a whole host of items created by the late designer
Expert Hillary gushed over the clothes and their ‘spectacular’ tailoring before eventually giving her valuation.
She went through the pieces individually, throwing out big sums before suggesting an overall estimation for the entire collection.
Saying: ‘If we add it all up I’d say you’ve got £18,000 – £20,000 just sitting there’.
Alexander McQueen was chief designer of Givenchy before founding his own label and dressing some of the most famous women in the world.
He tragically took his own life in 2010 aged 40.
Earlier in the episode a couple discovered the true value of a painting they found in a charity shop.
Expert Frances Christie was instantly enamoured with the painting and revealed it to be the work of local artist Dorothy Steel (1927–2002).
When asked how they came to own the piece the man said: ‘I found it in a charity shop, in a place called Shawlands, not far from here, about 20 years ago’.
He went on to say how it had ‘been worth’ the £5 price tag after being drawn to it typical West Scotland scene
Expert Hillary gushed over the clothes and their ‘spectacular’ tailoring before eventually giving her valuation
Saying: ‘If we add it all up I’d say you’ve got £18,000 – £20,000 just sitting there’
Alexander McQueen was chief designer of Givenchy before founding his own label and dressing some of the most famous women in the world, before taking his life in 2010 aged 40 (pictured with Sarah Jessica Parker in 2006)
His wife later quipped: ‘We probably paid more for the taxi to take it home [from the charity shop] because it was raining that day.
Beaming, expert Frances said: ‘In my opinion this is probably one of the best Steel’s I’ve ever seen’.
Explaining that the artist’s work doesn’t often come up at auction, if at all, and that’s why the painting was worth so much.
Earlier in the episode a couple discovered the true value of a painting they found in a charity shop
Moving on to the valuation she said: ‘If this were to come up to auction today I would put an estimate in the region of £3,000- £5,000’.
The couple were shocked with the lady exclaiming: ‘Oh my goodness’.
While her husband a little lost for words simply said: ‘Wow’.
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