A Very Small Lock of David Bowie's Hair Sold For $18,750
You could technically call this the most expensive haircut in history.
Over the weekend, a tiny lock of the late singer David Bowie's infamous orange hair sold at auction for an eye-blistering $18,750. The lock was snipped in 1983 by a then-employee of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London. The employee, a woman named Wendy Farrier, needed some of the Thin White Duke's hair to use as a reference when making the wig for his wax figure.
The framed lock, a part of Heritage Auction's recent celebrity memorabilia sale, was initially expected to sell for around $4,000. But even though the end result more than quadruples that amount, it's not the most expensive item that went under the hammer. Pitchfork reports that Prince's Yellow Cloud guitar, which the late musician used to record and perform until his symbol guitar was created, went for $137,500.
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