Today Profiles in History announced the selection of Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport as the venue for their live auction of original props, costumes, and other assets from LOST, the hit ABC Studios television series which ended this year. [Read more…]
Lennard Billin, Reel Clothes and Props, special guest. This is the third ‘Prop Talk’ podcast, a new regular feature for the Original Prop Blog. This is an effort to use old and new technology to bring a richer and more informative and entertaining experience to the site. Lennard with Reel Clothes is another pioneer in the hobby, who has been selling props and wardrobe directly on behalf of the studios for many years. [Read more…]
This is the last in the series of video interviews conducted while visiting Breanna Livie and talking about The Golden Closet and Eastern Costume. In this segment, I speak with James Livie and Breanna Livie about the origins of Costume Rentals Corporations (CRC) and Eastern Costume Company. 
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This is the next in the series of video interviews conducted while visiting Breanna Livie and talking about The Golden Closet and Eastern Costume. In this segment, I speak with Breanna Livie about the Eastern Costume business in general and the main warehouse. [Read more…]
Profiles in History’s “Hollywood Auction 40” was held Thursday, Friday and today on-site at the Profiles in History offices in Calabasas Hills, with remote bidding available over the Internet via LiveAuctioneers, as well as direct via mail, fax, and telephone bidding. The first two days alone offered the type of material that is traditional for their regular auction events, including original television and movie props, costumes, and other memorabilia. Today’s Day 3 included the special sale of material limited to the Star Trek franchise. [Read more…]
This is the second in a multi-part series of interviews with Breanna Livie of The Golden Closet at her family’s business, the famous Eastern Costume. These videos provide a “behind the scenes” glimpse into both businesses. [Read more…]
This is the first in a multi-part series of interviews with Breanna Livie of The Golden Closet at her family’s business, the famous Eastern Costume. These videos provide an opportunity to learn more about both companies and well as the costume rental business historically and as it operates today with new Hollywood productions. [Read more…]
Premiere Props is hosting their “Classic Hollywood Live Auction” on June 19th in Los Angeles. Auction service providers LiveAuctioneers and iCollector have both published the catalog online, promoting the event as featuring over 500 original props and costumes from a variety of films. [Read more…]
