A white ruffled shirt worn by Prince in Purple Rain has sold at auction for 32 times its asking price, fetching nearly $100,000. The New Romantic-style ivory silk shirt and a black-and-white blazer from the 1984 film sold for $96,000 each at the sale in California. Auction house Profiles In History said the signature shirt worn by Prince's character The Kid had an asking price of $3,000-$5,000 before the auction. A pair of knee-length high-heeled boots from Prince's 1988 Lovesexy tour sold for $17,920, while a necklace from his Diamonds and Pearls music video fetched $8,320. A white ruffled shirt from Prince's Purple Rain tour sold for $32,000. Profiles In History founder Joe Maddalena said the blazer from the film - which had an asking price of six to eight thousand dollars - was already going to be sold before Prince's sudden death in April. The late music star's make-up artist was given the jacket after she worked with the musician on Purple Rain, he said. Speaking before the sale, Mr Maddalena said: "It just happened to be one of those coincidences that unfortunately he passed away. "Probably the signature thing he is known for is Purple Rain. It's what made his career.
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