Prince's iconic screen-worn long white cashmere wool coat from his role as Christopher Tracy in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon, seen in the film and in iconic promotional photo shoots of the period. The long, ankle-length wool coat features tan buttons on the front, hidden by the front placket, and a rounded collar with wide lapels. The tailor's tag, "Claude Bonucci / Nice," is sewn inside the collar. The finely crafted jacket is quite heavy and made from supremely high quality materials. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Blu-ray copy of Under the Cherry Moon.
Consignor notes that this was acquired directly from a PRN Productions employee tasked with maintaining Prince's apartment in Paris. Purchased in Nice, France, while shooting Under the Cherry Moon, this was Prince's first-ever 'long white coat,' a design that he favored throughout the ensuing years. In fact, Prince had his wardrobe employees take measurements of this coat to use as the basis for multiple variations he had custom-made later on.
Prince also informed his employees that this coat was made from the same fabric used in coats made for the Pope, a fact confirmed in a 2018 profile of Bonucci published in Image.UA magazine: 'The designer was fortunate to meet the popular singer Prince. He was actually required, in only one day, to create three luxurious white cashmere fur coats for the singer: 'I had to make an urgent order of unique fabric from manufacturers of cloaks for the Pope,' he recalls with laughter.'
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