Madonna's "Material Girl" Dress Auction

02/23/09 6:35pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

You could own some material that Madonna once wore when the dress she sported in the "Material Girl" video is auctioned in March or April.

The iconic pink dress, which Madge donned in the 1985 clip, is being auctioned by Marquee Capital as part of its Simply Madonna: Materials Of The Girl exhibition. The dress will be one of the items on display at the event, which runs until March 22 at London, England's Old Truman Brewery.

Other items that Madonna has worn throughout her career will be shown, including: the black and gold tassel bustier from the "Open Your Heart" video; the baseball uniform from the 1992 film, A League Of Their Own; the inaugural gown and wedding dress from the 1996 movie, Evita; and the outfits from the "American Pie" and "Music" videos.

The full list of exhibited items can be found on the Marquee Capital website.

The "Material Girl" video was a parody of the scene in 1953's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in which Marilyn Monroe sings "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend." You can see it below:

Madonna has these dates scheduled:

July 4-5 London, England @ O2 Arena
July 7-8 Manchester, England @ Manchester Evening News Arena
July 11 Werchter, Belgium @ Festivalpark
July 14 Milan, Italy @ San Siro
July 19 Marseille, France @ Stade Velodrome
July 21 Barcelona, Spain @ Olympic Stadium
July 23 Madrid, Spain @ Vicente Calderon
July 28 Hamburg, Germany @ Trab-Arena Hamburg Bahrenfeld
July 29-30 Oslo, Norway @ Vallehovin
Aug. 4 Tallinn, Estonia @ Tallinn Song Festival Ground
Aug. 6 Helsinki, Finland @ West Harbour
Aug. 8-9 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Ullevi
Aug. 11 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Parken
Aug. 13 Prague, Czech Republic @ Chodov Natural Amphitheatre
Aug. 15 Warsaw, Poland @ Bemowo Airport
Aug. 18 Munich, Germany @ Olympic Stadium
Aug. 20 Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Hippodrome
Aug. 22 Budapest, Hungary @ Kincsem Park
Aug. 24 Belgrade, Serbia @ USCE Park
Aug. 26 Bucharest, Romania @ Parc Izvor
Aug. 29 Sofia, Bulgaria @ Vasil Levski Stadium