Celebrity Women's Apparel Auction

Looking for that perfect item once worn by your favorite female celebrity? Then you might want to check out Cady Auction Gallery in Cedar Rapids, 833 Shaver Road NE, which is having an auction beginning at noon Sunday, Nov. Nov. 22. (See today's Ramblin' column in The Gazette.)

The collection was accumulated over a 20-year span by a Linn County woman who recently died. Her husband decided to sell the collection of more than 200 items of clothing and accessories so he contacted the new auction house.

Deb and Mike Cady of Troy Mills, Iowa, opened in July in the building along Cedar Lake that had been destroyed by the Flood of 2008. It has since been refurbished and is the perfect place for an auction, just off I-380 at the H Avenue NE interchange. This will be there third auction, one they're excited to host.

Deb and Mike have no idea if a handful of people will show up or if the place will be packed. They do know they'll have a great chance to sell the items, though, because anyone from around the world will be able to bid on it live through www.proxibid.com and can see the items, one by one, on the Web site www.cadyauction.com

The list of celebrities, 38 women, is impresive:

Shirley Jones, Rita Moreno, Elizabeth Dennehy, Elizabeth Taylor, Rue McClanahan, Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers, Jaclyn Smith, Belinda Carlisle, Cher, Alana Stewart, Pia Zadora, Linda Kozlowski, Valerie Perrine, Catherine Oxenberg, Tasia Valenza, Brenda Vaccaro, Sarah Purcell, Tai Babilonia, Tatlana Patitz, Tina Louise, Kathy Ireland, Loretta Swit, Goldie Hawn, Swoozie Kurtz, Linda Blair, Samantha Eggar, Shirley Maclaine, Dyan Cannon, Pamela Sue Martin, Mel Harris, Michele Lee, Tracy Scoggins, Jessica Walter, Dolly Reed, Diane Carroll, Farrah Fawcett and Apollonia.

 If you're looking for a fringed scarf once worn by Cher, boots that belong to Lorretta Swit, a dress owned by Barbra Streisand or even a gold coin bra that belonged to Pia Zadora, you owe it to yourself to check out this auction. While you might not find the bargain of a lifetime, you can buy a keepsake that will make you feel a little closer to the stars.