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Disney Auctions Celebrates Walt Disney Pictures' Fantasia 2000 With One-of-a-Kind Dolce & Gabbana Gown.


Business, Entertainment & Fashion Editors

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2000

Beginning today, Disney Auctions (www.ebay.disney.com) will offer bidders a one-of-a-kind Dolce & Gabbana couture gown created to celebrate Fantasia 2000.

Dolce & Gabbana was among seven world-renown artisans commissioned by The Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
  • The Walt Disney Company, especially its Studio Entertainment unit, which includes Disney's motion picture studios, music labels, theatrical production company, and distribution companies.
 and Walt Disney Art Classics to create pieces celebrating the spirit of Fantasia 2000. Each was asked to interpret the essence of different segments of the film.

Dolce & Gabbana created one-of-a-kind gown that is crafted from layers of hand-dyed chiffon, which were draped without the use of a pattern and then hand-sewn on a mannequin. Hand painted flowers, leaves, and butterflies of antique silk embellish the gown. One-of-a-kind shoes and a bolero-style wrap complete the ensemble. This piece depicts the scene in which a sprite, which drifts across the land, has been born from a melting icicle.

About Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney.  

Walt Disney Internet Group manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including ABC ABC
 in full American Broadcasting Co.

Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928.
.com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disney Auctions, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, Family.com, GO.com, Movies.com, Mr. Showbiz, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla.  Online, NBA NBA
abbr.
1. National Basketball Association

2. National Boxing Association

NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (=
.com and NFL.com. The Internet Group also includes The Walt Disney Company's direct marketing business. Steve Bornstein is chairman of Walt Disney Internet Group, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif., with operations in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Seattle; New York; Bristol, Conn.; and London. For more information, visit our Web site at www.dig.com.

About eBay

eBay is the world's largest online trading community An online trading community exists to provide its members with a structured method for trading, bartering, or selling goods or services. These communities often have forums and chatrooms designed to facilitate communication between the members. . Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax.  by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on the site across thousands of categories. eBay has regional sites in more than 50 markets across the United States, and country specific sites in the world's top six Internet markets, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France and Australia. With the acquisition in 2000 of Half.com, eBay's community now benefits from a marketplace combining traditional auction-style trading and set-price trading.
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