For anyone who wants to get up close and personal with some of the Godfather of Soul's personal effects, a smattering of James Brown's jumpsuits, hair-care products, and memorabilia are being auctioned off this afternoon at Christie's in New York. We'd like to say it's because James Brown wanted to share some of his sex-machine fashion secrets with the world -- but really a judge ordered these items to be auctioned off to help his estate pay off a bunch of debts. Oh well.
Organizers hope that this collection of the Godfather's magical soul treasures -- many of them having to do with his always perfect hair -- will fetch about $2 million. Among the 350 items on the auction block are: his Grammy Award for Living in America, a green vinyl living room set, picks, combs, 80 rollers, hair lotion, and a few jumpsuits with the word "SEX" stitched across the front.
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Come to think of it, there's probably no other celebrity who's left behind so many outfits that we want to buy.
[via Jezebel]