SILVER SCREEN'S GARAGE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OPENS UP 'HOLLYWOOD'S BACK STREETS'.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Whip out whip out or off Verb to take (something) out or off quickly and suddenly: she whipped off her glasses your $10 and bid 'em, Danno. As Costume Collection, a longtime clearinghouse for the outfits of the Silver Screen, liquidates its 100,000-plus items in a mass public sale, a flood of movie threads is now available. From ``Hawaii Five-O'' shirts to spare plastic fish from ``Godzilla,'' the cavernous warehouse on Fair Avenue near the Burbank Airport boasts a plethora of movie history. ``This is the back streets of Hollywood,'' said Jeffrey Tanenbaum, founder of Remarketing Associates, the liquidation firm handling the sale. ``In these cages, everything has been in and out for years. You never know who could have worn them, so check the pockets.'' In the six-week sale, an immense number of vintage outfits will be snatched up by collectors and fashion hipsters. To urge sales onward and draw traffic into the larger warehouse sale, Remarketing has contracted with online auction site ibidlive.tv to handle roughly a third of the merchandise, including some of the high-profile items. Shoppers looking to pick up Johnny Depp's tacky-chic shirts from ``Blow'' or a young Fred Savage's geeky plaid shirts from ``The Wonder Years'' can log onto ibidlive's site each day at noon to browse the lots. And those are some of the more normal items available. ``You can't believe the underwear we have,'' laughed Chris Price Chris Price (born 30 March 1960 in Hereford) is a former English footballer who played in the right-back position and was noted for his attacking runs. He began his career at home town club Hereford United where he quickly became the first choice right-back. , a convergence specialist A convergence specialist is a highly trained technician, who expertly adjusts the tabs on the yoke on the neck of the charged particle vacuum tube on an old TV, or cathode ray tube type monitors.[1] [2] for ibidlive. ``Oh, you joke about it,'' said Tanenbaum, his eyes lighting up as he disappeared into one of the vast cages of tagged costumes and emerged with a labeled pair of black briefs. ``But look at this! Robert Downey Jr!'' Said shorts could find their way into the hands of a lucky buyer for a mere $10 if they hit the auction at the right time. The initial auction on Wednesday saw 20 items come up on the block, from 1950s evening dresses to classic denim jackets, and none left with a hammer price over $20. Al Srulevitch, an unemployed Covina resident making ends meet by reselling vintage clothes for a profit, picked up a lettermen's jacket for $10. ``I was surprised, because I thought there'd be a lot more people interested in it,'' he said afterward. ``It would be fun to find out where it came from.'' The online auctions operate in real time, with bidders slugging it until one will bid no higher. Most bids begin at $10, but prices are expected to climb sharply for name-brand commodities like Depp's sleazy slea·zy adj. slea·zi·er, slea·zi·est 1. a. Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry: "sleazy storefronts with torn industrial carpeting and dirt on the walls" shirts or a Neve Campbell blouse. The noontime noon·time n. See noon. start is carefully chosen, said ibidlive Chief Executive Officer Steve Munatones. ``I knew that the amount of Internet use goes way up during lunchtime, even though it's not supposed to, from my previous dot-com experiences,'' he said. ``We had success last year with lunchtime auctions, so we thought the timing was right.'' Aside from collectors hunting out their idols' attire, the everyday vintage shopper can find classic outfits from an astonishingly a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. broad range of eras. Though the $25 price tag for a Hawaiian shirt Hawaiian shirt n. A colorfully patterned short-sleeved sport shirt. [From the fact that the style originated in Hawaii.] won't beat the local thrift store, the sheer size of the collection makes up for it, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. shoppers. ``I wish I had more time,'' said Louise Ferro, a free-lance wardrobe stylist A wardrobe stylist is the job title of someone who picks out the clothing worn by people in photo shoots, for commercial print catalogue, television appearances, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, models or other celebrities and already lugging a box of scarves. ``I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. things to put in my stock.'' She'd already made out handsomely - and that was just her first trip of the day. ``It's got everyone's tastes, from things like this,'' said Tanenbaum, pulling out a '70s-style blouse in a bilious bil·ious adj. 1. Of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary. 2. Characterized by an excess secretion of bile. 3. yellow, ``to Japanese kimonos.'' Even Munatones is getting into the act after seeing the wares posted on his site. ``I was thinking of going down there myself with a couple hundred dollars,'' he said. ``I could get some nice Halloween costumes for the next few years.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Mario Limatola and Patty Tanenbaum dress a mannequin with clothes from the movie, ``The Crossing Guard.'' (2 -- color) Fake fish from the movie ``Godzilla'' are among the items being auctioned off on the Internet. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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