Leaving a designer gown in your hotel room after wearing it on the red carpet might seem like an odd thing for a celebrity to do, but according to reports, that’s exactly what Lady Gaga did. And now the stunning gown has been put up for auction.
Earlier this year Lady Gaga turned heads on the Golden Globe’s red carpet in a stunning periwinkle-blue Valentino haute couture gown. The gown – which was inspired by actress Judy Garland who starred in the original A Star is Born – is currently listed on Nate D. Sanders Auctions, which is where things start to get weird.
While it’s not unheard of for celebrities to auction off items in order to raise funds for charities, the reason Gaga’s dress is up for grabs is one we haven’t come across before.
Accompanying the gown’s auction listing is a handwritten note from a maid at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the Golden Globes have been held since 1961, who has apparently put the Valentino gown up for auction.
The housekeeper, who has worked at the hotel for 24 years, claims that Gaga left her the dress in her hotel room. On discovering the gown the housekeeper states that she handed it to the hotel’s found and found but it was never collected. The gown was unclaimed and therefore then apparently handed back to the housekeeper on 3 September. There’s also a lost and found receipt included within the supporting documents for the auction.
The plot then thickened as Entertainment Tonight reported that a spokesperson for the Beverly Hills Police Department said that Valentino filed a police report with their department regarding the dress. Since the Daily Mail has reported that any investigation into the dress has now been closed and ‘the matter is being resolved between the concerned parties.’
The dress is still up for auction on the Nate D. Sanders website with a current bid of US$9680 (NZ$15,100/AU$14,030). The auction is set to close 31 October at 5pm Pacific Time.
