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Richard Barbieri auctions for Teenage Cancer Trust
THE
AUCTIONS AND PRIZE DRAW ARE NOW CLOSED - thankyou to everyone who
submitted a bid and to the many of you who shared the link.
Many of you will be aware that Richard Barbieri has recently been
downsizing his own JAPAN collection, mostly duplicates. Richard decided
to hold some auctions to raise money for causes he believes in and
kindly offered to donate something for the charity I am connected
to. Rich also wanted to hold some competitions, so that everyone,
whatever the size of their bank balance
has a chance to own something nice. I suggested this time to combine
these approaches, to hopefully maximise impact!
These two auctions come with a prize draw - we want as many people to
take part as possible, so please read the whole page to find out how
you can enter. Proceeds from these auctions will go to Teenage Cancer Trust, one of the charities associated with Richard's band Porcupine Tree.
The next auction in a few weeks time will go towards Cystic Fibrosis Trust and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare).
Richard had this to say; "As this auction launches today, my thoughts
are with my sister Rosemary who passed away exactly 10 years ago.
Cancer affects nearly everybody in one way or another and I can think
of few things worse than a healthy teenager with their life ahead of
them being struck down by this disease. So proceeds will be going to
The Teenage Cancer Trust. My thanks go to Paul Rymer for
administering this and thank you in advance for any bids."
Auction 1: Richard Barbieri's Airey & Wheeler blue safari suit
 
This suit was worn by Richard from 1981 to 1982 for tours, TV appearances
and photo sessions while in the group JAPAN. The jacket is men's
38-inch chest, the trousers as measured have a 31 - 32" waist (which
Richard found to be too big so rarely wore them). The winner of this
auction will receive a signed letter of authenticity from Richard
himself.
   
If you would like to bid for this item please email karnsculpture@mac.com
with your name, the word BLUE in the title of the email and
highest bid offer. Please make sure you bid separately if you are
interested in both auction items. Periodically during the time the
auction is open I will post updates on the highest bid so far on this
page. If you want to win the auction you need to outbid that amount. On
the final day of the auction bids will become closed but I will email all bidders with an update.
Arrangements will be made for payments privately after the end of the auction.
Auction 2: Richard Barbieri's cream safari jacket
 
This jacket was used by Richard throughout 1982, including the final
"Sons Of Pioneers" tour. The jacket includes two rare JAPAN star-shaped
badges on the lapels - one with "Tin Drum" the other "JAPAN". The
jacket is men's size 38 chest. The winner of the auction will also
receive a signed letter of authenticity from Richard.
If you would like to bid for this item please email karnsculpture@mac.com
with your name, the word CREAM in the title of the email and
highest bid offer. Please make sure you bid separately if you are
interested in both auction items. Periodically during the time the
auction is open I will post updates on the highest bid so far on this
page. If you want to win the auction you need to outbid that amount. On
the final day of the auction bids will become closed.
Arrangements will be made for payments privately after the end of the auction.
Auctions end Sunday 5th June at 6pm BST.
You can bid for one or both items but please send separate emails to bid with "BLUE" or "CREAM" in the subject line.
Prize draw! Win Richard's Ippu-Do tour outfit!
  
Because we want to raise as much money as possible for Teenage Cancer
Trust we need the auction to be promoted widely. To help this along we
have decided to give everyone a chance to own an item of JAPAN related
clothing even if you do not bid in the auction! All you need to do is
share the link to this web page on your social media feeds, your own
blogs, email it to people you know. What you must do is include the
hashtag #NIGHTPORTER2016 in any share you make and email karnsculpture@mac.com and include a link to your shared story.
The prize draw will be made by Richard at the end of the auctions and the winner announced here as well as on the Nightporter facebook group
Richard wore the shirt and trouers in 1983 during his time on tour with Ippu-Do.
A piece from The Independent on Airey & Wheeler the specialist tailors who made the safari suit:
Mr Airey, great grandson of James, who founded the shop in 1883, says
that even last year's steaming summer failed to convince people to
shrug off recession and replace their lightweight suits, because they
assumed Airey & Wheeler would be there to serve them next year. Now
that it might not be, they have been queuing at its portals.
I assumed Airey & Wheeler had always specialised in tropical
clothing, kitting out district officers before they set off to
distribute justice in the colonies. Not so. Until after the war, it was
just another bespoke tailor. But Anthony's father believed there was a
market in lightweight clothes, and started specialising. He bought the
current Piccadilly shop in 1957 and soon it was the place to buy your
lightweight outfit.
Sir Winston Churchill bought his there. So did John Major when he was
Foreign Secretary, and most of our warmer ambassadors have an Airey
& Wheeler or three in their wardrobe. Nowadays they would pay £750
or so for a bespoke number, though if they want the ultimate, a Super
100s 8- 9oz worsted is recommended at about £1,000.
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