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Selina Kyle's (Michelle Pfeiffer) Catwoman costume with a screen-matched corset from Tim Burton's superhero sequel Batman Returns. Selina donned her signature Catwoman costume after Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) fired her and threw her out a window. This corset's distinctive front left side lower stitches screen-match to the scene where Batman (Michael Keaton) faced off against Selina at the Gotham Zoo's Arctic exhibit.

Selina's costume underwent three stages of distressing by production to reflect her transformation into Catwoman. This costume consists of a black- and white-painted rubber "stage 2" cowl with a red dot used to identify hero cowls applied to the interior and an aluminum strip based on painters' respiratory masks and custom-sized for Pfeiffer inserted along the bridge of the nosepiece; a black silicone elastomeric zip-up "stage 1" bodysuit with white thread stitching; a black rubber-coated green canvas corset marked "Stg 3" and "Michelle Pfeiffer"; a black leatherette glove; matching black leatherette knee-high DiFabrizzio stunt boots marked "Michelle" with laces labeled "too short" and breakaway rubber heels likely used for fight scenes; black rubber knee pads and elbow pads; black neoprene ankle braces with a handwritten paper template; black nylon socks; additional prototype rubber heels with fastening strips; and two production tags.

Production commissioned a total of 36 cowls from costume sculptor Jose Fernandez, nine for each stage of the cowl's distress. Nearly all were destroyed during production. The tattered "Stage 2" cowl in this lot, seen when Catwoman and the Penguin (Danny DeVito) agreed to team up against Batman, was restored by Fernandez circa 2017 and mounted to a life cast he sculpted of Pfeiffer to stabilize and preserve the foam. Also included is a Certificate of Authenticity from Fernandez based on his review and authentication of the costume.

The cowl and corset are intentionally distressed by production to appear tattered in different stages, the prototype heels are brittle, and the bodysuit exhibits cracking from age, with fragile material around the ankles and arms making it unlikely to be on a mannequin again.

Estimate: $20,000 - 40,000

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