The legendary white button down shirt that cemented Colin Firth’s reputation as an on-screen heartthrob in “Pride and Prejudice” is expected to fetch thousands of dollars at auction.
Firth immortalized Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of the book in 1995.
Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty ImagesRecalling the moment the shirt made movie history, Collin said on the auctioneer’s site: “Mr Darcy’s ‘wet shirt moment’ was never scripted.
In the scene Mr Darcy is spied emerging from a lake having taken a cooling swim on a hot summer’s day.
Because on screen male nudity was not permitted (taking into account the BBC watershed and US broadcasts) – the idea of the ‘wet shirt’ was born.
Persons:
Colin Firth’s, ”, Firth, Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Jennifer Ehle, Darcy, Bridget Jones ’, Kerry Taylor, Dinah Collin, Darcy Wet, Eamonn M . McCormack, Collin, Darcy’s, Christopher Prins, Mr Darcy, Colin Firth, John Bright, Drew Barrymore’s, Danielle, “, Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr, ’, Sherlock Holmes, Jude Law, Watson, Drew Barrymore, Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bright, Jenny Beavan, Oscar, Merchant Ivory’s
Organizations:
CNN, Kerry, Kerry Taylor Auctions, Bright Foundation, Alamy
Locations:
“, London, England