Elton John

THE flamboyant frippery of veteran pop-rock singer and legendary over-dresser Elton John went on sale here today to help fund the fight against AIDS.

Ten thousand pieces of classic couture and outrageous outfits from John's eclectic fashion collection and that of his partner, David Furnish, were laid out for purchase at the new Elton's Closet shop in New York's Rockefeller Centre.
"The clothes have hardly been worn - some of them haven't been worn," John said as he cut the ribbon to open the sale.

Amid $US15 T-shirts and a $US5000 ($6858) cashmere coat, the collection featured some of John's most fantastic outfits, like the Richard James-designed polka-dot suit he wore during a controversial duet with rapper Eminem at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

But it also includes high-brow tailored suits and pieces by top designer labels such as Versace, Louis Vuitton, Comme des Garcons and Gucci, with the Elton John AIDS Foundation promising affordable prices on them.

"Come and spend some money to help other people who desperately need their lives to be changed and improved, and you'll be doing a really good thing," John said yesterday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating the sale.

Sir Elton, as he has been known since being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998, has written and performed top hits on the pop charts for over three decades, including Rocket Man, Your Song and Crocodile Rock.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation has distributed over $US60 million ($82.3 million) since 1992 in support of programs to educate about AIDS prevention, to fight prejudice against AIDS-infected people and to provide services to those living with AIDS.

Music legend Elton John is putting his world renowned red piano up for auction on bidding site eBay.

The star is offering his fans a chance to do the crocodile rock with “Fiona,” the name of his instrument that he has played at numerous concerts.

All the money raised from the sale of the piece of musical history will go to the Elton John AIDs Foundation. The Daily Mirror reported that the latest price is £100,000.

Las Vegas visitors may have seen the Red Piano in one of Sir Elton’s casino shows at Caesars Palace.

Former Sex and the City sex kitten Kim Cattrall is set to join a new cast for the pilot episode of a new, Elton-John produced comedy series called ‘Him and Us’.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the series follows a gay British rock star and his longtime manager.

'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star Anthony Stewart Head will play the rock star, and Cattrall will play the manager, Freddie. The role originally was written for a male, but is being reworked for Cattrall.


John, a self-proclaimed "huge fan" of Cattrall's, will serve as executive producer on the show.


"Having a great comic actress like Kim is so exciting," says John, the project's executive producer. "I'm a huge fan of hers."