THE UK'S No1 TRIBUTE TO
Diva Double Buys Up Original Bassey Frocks
'One of the highlights of my night apart from the purchase of the dresses and meeting Dame Shirley was when Dame Shirley stood up from the front row, turned round and blew me a kiss on the conclusion of my last successful purchase’ ... Julia Martin
Miss Julia Martin the UK's number one tribute artiste to Dame Shirley Bassey is the proud owner of the largest private collection of ORIGINAL DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY SHOW GOWNS in the world and the ONLY Shirley Bassey tribute artiste to use a selection of these original show gowns throughout the show.
Julia's collection started several years ago with the successful purchase of a number of original gowns from Christie's in London. Since then Julia has gone on to add more incredible and totally authentic Bassey show gowns to her ever growing collection.
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Please find below a selection of pictures, featuring some of Dame Shirley Bassey's original show gowns, which are now owned by Miss Julia Martin. These shots show DSB wearing the gowns during various television performances and Julia wearing the same gowns during her DSB tribute shows.
The BBC wrote the following article with regards Julia buying the first gowns of her collection.
A Shirley Bassey tribute artist was one of the top bidders at a charity auction of the singing star's dresses.
Julia Martin, from North Lincolnshire, spent thousands of pounds buying seven of the Welsh diva's most flamboyant stage outfits. She now intends to use them in her own Dame Shirley tribute stage show after splashing out at the glittering evening at Christie's in London.
Ms Bassey hoped to raise £50,000 by auctioning off her 50 dresses - but ended up raising £250,000 for her favourite charities.
Her diva double, Ms Martin, spent the evening mixing with guests including broadcaster David Frost, fashion designer Isabelle Kristensen and rock star Bryan Adams.
Julia told BBC Look North ....
"It was absolutely sensational, the chance of a lifetime, the people and the ambience made it like being at the Oscars. It was just incredible - Ms Martin described her idol as "wonderful", adding: "Darling, we drank champagne all night.
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