Bette Midler

121 BETTE MIDLER “PLATINUM” RECORD AWARD An RIAA “platinum” record award presented to Bette Midler to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Atlantic Records album and cassette Beaches. 21 by 17 inches $400-600 122 BETTE MIDLER “GOLD” RECORD AWARD An RIAA “gold” record award presented to Bette Midler to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the Atlantic Records album and cassette Beaches . 21 by 17 inches $400-600 123 BETTE MIDLER “GOLD” RECORD AWARD An RIAA “gold” record award presented to Bette Midler “The One And Only” to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the Atlantic Records single record “Wind Beneath My Wings.” 17 by 13 inches $400-600 124 BETTE MIDLER “PLATINUM” SALES AWARD An RIAA “platinum” record award presented to Bette Midler to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Atlantic Records single, cassette and C.D. “From A Distance.” 17 by 13 inches $300-500 125 BETTE MIDLER BEACHES ENSEMBLE A white cotton cloque jacket with pleated shoulders and rhinestone buttons together with matching flared skirt with crinoline underskirt, label reading "Jean Patou." The jacket was worn by Midler as she portrayed C.C. Bloom in the 1988, All Girl Productions film, Beaches . Midler also wore the jacket and skirt as she attended a masquerade gala held by the Design Alliance to Combat AIDS on October 22, 1988 at the Pacific Design Cen- ter in West Hollywood, California. $700-900

“I bought this from the last collection of Christian Lacroix when he was designing for Patou. It’s so 80s!! When we made ‘Beaches,’ we used a number of things from my own closet, and a couple

of Cher’s old things, from the resale shop A Star Is Worn. Recycle, reuse, repurpose!!” - Bette

“Lacroix, baby, Lacroix.” - Bette

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