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Dame Joan Collins: A Valentino Costume Jewellery Set,1980's, inset with crystal, comprised of earrings and bracelet, purchased for the TV mini series From Sins broadcast in 1986FootnotesProvenance The collection of Dame Joan Collins From The Personal Wardrobe of Dame Joan Collins "...the sleek style that I wore a lot in Dynasty, the pared-back suits but with definitive shoulders and small waists and embellishments of colour and jewellery, I think smart women have been doing that through the decades." - Dame Joan Collins Vogue, 19 November 2019 Dame Joan Collins is one of Britain's best-loved actresses from film, television and stage, as well as an accomplished producer and published author. Dame Joan is admired for her elegant style and is seen by many as the epitome of glamour. Having grown up in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), she was later signed to Rank the British Film Studio at only seventeen years old. From this point her career flourished. Her British films at the start of her career include 'I Believe in You' with Celia Johnson, 'Decameron Nights' with Joan Fontaine and 'Our Girl Friday' with Kenneth More. A career in Hollywood soon beckoned and Dame Joan signed under contract to 20th Century Fox. Her early Hollywood films include 'The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing', 'Rally Round the Flag Boys the Virgin Queen', 'The Opposite Sex', 'Land of the Pharaohs' and 'The Big Sleep', working with some of Hollywood's greatest legends including, Richard Burton Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Kelly, Bob Hope, Shirley Maclaine, Robert Mitchum, Paul Newman, Debbie Reynolds and Gregory Peck. Dame Joan has also guest starred in some of the world's most popular TV series, including, Batman, Star Trek, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Starsky & Hutch, Mission Impossible, The Love Boat, Pacific Palisades, Roseanne, Will & Grace, Footballers Wives, Hotel Babylon, Benidorm, Miss Marple, The Royals, American Horror Story and Hawaii 5-0. She has produced and starred in two successful mini-series, Monte Carlo and Sins, which topped the ratings in the US and starred Gene Kelly and Timothy Dalton, amongst others. However, it is Dame Joan's iconic portrayal of Alexis Carrington Colby in the hit television series, Dynasty, that is arguably her most celebrated role, winning her a Golden Globe in 1982. She is widely credited with making the show an international success. During the 1980s, an era of excess, viewers around the world tuned in weekly to witness the elaborate schemes and legendary showdowns that Alexis orchestrated while looking like a million dollars in every scene. The fashion alone was a big draw for viewers and Dame Joan had complete control of her character's glamorous wardrobe, collaborating with one of Hollywood's most iconic designers, Nolan Miller, and wearing designs by Valentino, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent Cardin and many others over its nine-year run. Dame Joan has performed on Broadway, the West End, and in national tours across the UK and North America. She has also starred opposite Steven Berkoff in the film adaptation of his play, 'Decadence' and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' with Donny Osmond and the late Richard Attenborough. More recent films include Kenneth Branagh's critically acclaimed 'In the Bleak Midwinter', which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and 'The Clandestine Marriage', an 18th century period comedy in which she featured opposite the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne and 'The Time of Their Lives', co-starring Pauline Collins. Since the release of her first autobiography in 1985, Dame Joan's novels and memoirs have sold over 50 million copies worldwide. She is a regular contributor to The Spectator, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times and Harper's Bazaar. Joan was awarded an OBE for her services to the arts in 1997 and in 2015, she was made a DBE for her lifetime contribution to charitable causes. Dame Joan is