GUEST
I brought these pieces from the Beatles' Apple Boutique. I was there in 1968 in London. I got homesick and decided to spend all my money and get these clothes and come home early.
APPRAISER
So you chose clothes over staying in London?
GUEST
I was there for six weeks, and I, I was gonna stay another month, but I just fell in love with the clothes.
APPRAISER
The clothes you bought are completely iconic from the late '60s. Do you know anything about the Apple Boutique?
GUEST
Yes, I was there when it had only been open for a few weeks. It was open for seven months, I think, before they closed it.
APPRAISER
That's right. They were open in December, they had a big party-- Pattie Harrison, Eric Clapton, a lot of the pop icons of the time were there. This was the first business venture of the Beatles outside of entertainment.
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
And it's the first actual apple logo that the Beatles used outside of the record world. And all of your pieces have this fabulous label here, with the psychedelic apple. The reason the store only existed for seven months was because the people that worked at the store would steal the clothes, the customers would steal the clothes, and the owners, the Beatles, thought it was very uncool...
GUEST
(laughs)
APPRAISER
...to complain or do anything about it. So they were losing money. Their clothing was designed by The Fool, which was a artistic collective. Some of the designers were Dutch and some British, and they combined their talents to design clothing. They also designed the mural that was in front of the shop...
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
...which became very controversial. Did you see that?
GUEST
It was-- I did. It was wild. It was just very bright and colorful and you couldn't miss it.
APPRAISER
Psychedelic.
GUEST
(laughing): Yes. Very psychedelic.
APPRAISER
Well, they later got in trouble and had to paint it over white. The clothing you brought is a complete time capsule. It reminds me of the "Sergeant Pepper" years...
GUEST
Yes, they do.
APPRAISER
...because that's, album had just come out when they were designing these clothes. Do you remember what you paid for any of them?
GUEST
For the lot of them, I think I paid close to $500.
APPRAISER
If you were to have these pieces at an, auction value today... They rarely come up on the market. I've never seen any Apple clothing. I think this collection would be valued between $15,000 and $17,500.
GUEST
Wonderful.
APPRAISER
Easily. This dress woven with a very psychedelic pattern and early lurex, which is the sparkly threads, I noticed that it has a tag hanging on it. Can you tell me about that?
GUEST
Well, I just realized that I still had the tag until just recently, and I thought... I never wore this one. It's just, uh, in, in the closet.
APPRAISER
Well, that one actually makes it more valuable, that you haven't worn it. So that one's probably worth 20% more than the others. So I, I would put that one at $3,500 to $4,000.
GUEST
Oh, good, thank you.
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