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A stylish suit discarded by David Bowie after he spilt cigarette ash on it today sold for £10,000.<br />
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The late icon wore the Japanese-made beige Issey Miyake suit to a London nightclub in 1982.<br />
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He ditched it during the raucous night after a lit cigarette burnt a hole in it.<br />
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Bowie, then aged 35, asked his assistant to fetch his suitcase from the car so he could change into a different outfit.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: AuctionAntiques/BNPS

A stylish suit discarded by David Bowie after he spilt cigarette ash on it today sold for £10,000.

The late icon wore the Japanese-made beige Issey Miyake suit to a London nightclub in 1982.

He ditched it during the raucous night after a lit cigarette burnt a hole in it.

Bowie, then aged 35, asked his assistant to fetch his suitcase from the car so he could change into a different outfit.