(4 Dec 2002) SHOTLIST
1. Exteriors shop
2. Various shots Elton John arriving and opening sale
3. Various shots interiors
4. Set up David Furnish
5. SOUNDBITE David Furnish: " Elton's style is a huge colourful celebration of life. He is not shy on the sartorial sweepstakes at all, and he loves colour, he loves things that are bright and vibrant. So there is a lot of that. But a lot of the stuff here are my cast offs as well so there is a lot ...I am a little bit more conservative than Elton so...we try to cater for everyone's taste."
6. Various shots racks of clothes
7. SOUNDBITE David Furnish: "We have a whole rack over there of football jerseys and hockey jerseys all customized with Elton's name, with his name on the back, so if you are a fan that is a great thing to collect and they are not very expensive...right up to.. in the window we have the outfit he wore on the Puppet show in 1977 when he dueted with Kermit the Frog with 'Crocodile Rock'. That is a real collectors' piece of rock memorabilia."
8. Mid shot window display of outfit with reserve price of £20,000 ($35,000)
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9. Elton John with Donatella Versace
10. Close-up Versace label
11. Mid shot Versace shirt
12. SOUNDBITE David Furnish: "Gianni was one of Elton's best friends and Donatella is a great friend and Versace clothing makes you feel happy. There is something about it. It is bright and colourful and it is sexy and it just makes you feel really good about yourself when you put it on."
13. Various shots items being purchased/customers
14. SOUNDBITE David Furnish: "The foundation has been in business now for ten years. We have managed to raise over 30 million dollars in that time and we support projects in 55 countries around the world. Sadly the situations with HIV and AIDS is getting worse, not better. There has been an increase in this country of 25 percent and now 42 million people around the world are living with the disease, are infected by it. We have to do much more work, transmission is on the increase, not the decrease. There still is no cure and I think it is the greatest plague affecting our planet today. "
15. Various shots articles of clothing
16. Mid shot man looking at jeans
ELTON SELLS OFF HIS MASSIVE WARDROBE FOR CHARITY
If you like browsing around charity shops in search of second-hand sartorial bargains then you need to head for London's Regent Street where a certain well-known musician is selling off a few of his haute couture cast-offs.
Elton John, known by some as the worst dressed celebrity of them all, has decided that his wardrobe is getting a little bit full and, along with partner David Furnish, is throwing out no less than 15,000 items.
However if you're thinking you might pick up some of the rock star's clobber at next to nothing prices then think again, as Sir Elton is hoping to raise no less than 500,000 pounds for his charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Highlights from the sale include outlandish pink brocade dungarees, which he wore when performing alongside John Lennon in the mid 1970s. If that doesn't tickle your fancy, how about a Rio Carnival style costume made of multi-coloured feathers worn in 1977 when he sang 'Crocodile Rock' on 'The Muppet Show'? Both items are expected to pick up at least 35,000 pounds each.
Two years ago Elton John's last charity sale collected 430,000 pounds and in the last ten years the Foundation has raised a massive 20 million pounds. The organisation has funded projects in 55 countries worldwide dealing with AIDS prevention initiatives and direct care for people affected by HIV.
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