Lot 6
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Marc Bolan
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Marc Bolan

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Marc Bolan
An elaborate 'bat wing' stage costume, the cropped jacket of imitation purple satin appliquéd at the front with five rosettes of multi-coloured silk thread in various sizes and leaf shapes in silver bugle beads, the 'bat wings' comprising long flowing panels of black imitation crêpe attached at the shoulders and tapering into sleeves, the seams picked out with 'gold' braid piping -- worn by Marc Bolan circa early 1970s; accompanied by two issues of the Marc Bolan Fan Club newsletter, June and July, 1979, the former featuring details of a raffle in which this cloak was originally offered as a prize; an autograph letter, signed, from the newsletter's author, Alan Setterfield, on Marc Bolan Fan Club headed stationery regarding the costume; and a letter from the vendor confirming the provenance (5)
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Lot Essay

According to research, in 1972 Marc Bolan ordered approximately six similar costumes in various colours, for stage use. The long flowing shoulder panels earned them the name "bat wings". They were used predominantly on Bolan's tour of North America, 1973. The June, 1979 issue of the Fan Club newsletter included in this lot features a photograph of the newsletter's author holding up the costume, which had been donated by Marc's parents to a raffle to help raise funds for the Fan Club.

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