Freddie Mercury's stage-worn white catsuit and ballet shoes, worn on tour, 1976-77

Freddie Mercury's stage-worn white catsuit and ballet shoes, worn on tour, 1976-77

A plain white sleeveless and footless elastane catsuit with plunging v-shaped neckline, unlabelled; and a pair of black leather ballet shoes with black elasticated strap across the bridge of the foot, the leather soles stamped ‘FREED, London’ and size: ‘8’ (unused)

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Freddie frequently wore white catsuits on stage between 1976 and 1977. Three examples of this favoured stage garment are included in this auction (see lots 169 and 178).

Lot 159 includes a black and white photograph of Freddie on stage wearing a white sleeveless catsuit.

LITERATURE

Jacky Smith & Jim Jenkins, Queen As It Began, Omnibus Press, Revised Edition, 2022, illus. between pp. 198-199

Phil Sutcliffe with Peter Hince, Mick Rock, Reinhold Mack and Billy Squier, Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of The Crown Kings of Rock, Voyageur Press, 2009 Illus, pp.105 and 108, on stage during the ‘A Day At The Races’ Tour in North America, February, 1977

Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender, A Life In Pictures, Welbeck, 2012, p.60 

Killer Queen, The Official Limited Edition, Mick Rock & Queen, Genesis Publications, 2003, illus. p.104

Jacques Lowe, Queen’s Greatest Pix, Quartet Books, 1981, illus.p.27

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