Question - interest in attire worn in mud/quicksand

[MichaelL_Photo]

Hello Everyone,

I had a question from a model, who's done mud/quicksand shoots for me:

"Are folks interested in buying the clothing or shoes worn by a model, after she's been in the quicksand?"

I told her, I honestly don't know. Hence, my now asking you, the community.

What say you?

Note: I, myself, after finishing a mud/quicksand shoot, usually just throw away the wardrobe.

Michael

[bogbud]

Throwing everything away sounds like a waste of money. I'm quite sure you could sell a lot of clothes, as long as they have not turned into a ball of mud. Maybe clean a small part of it, let the model autograph it and you have a collectors item.

I could be interested in wellies, intact leatherboots or raingear. And leave the mud on them

Edit/Addition:
Hmm, apparently i'm the only one. Really thought there were more

[scooterjack]

Yes, I would love to own a pair of the shorts that the model sank in.

[Duncan Edwards]

I know that over the years two of the major producers have developed rather skilled procedures for returning garments to the rack. Occasionally a model or crew member would ask to take something with them and it was always difficult for me to say no.

A few times I purchased things for specific scenes that already had some meaning attached to them by somebody else. There was a really vintage dress once and a bikini already worn by a fabulous figure of note. There were some other things like those that generally went home with the talent. I kept one item over the years. A keepsake of sorts.

My guess is that whoever decides to dispose of wardrobe by selling it off would have to do it as an act of generosity more than a chance to make money. I doubt the financial reward would be worth the time and effort. I can say for a fact that seeing your significant other sporting a corset that was worn by a very horny actress as she sank is indeed a real treat.

[Fred588]

From my point of view almost everyone is better served, overall, by cleaning and re-using such things. We now have seven wooden storage racks, totalling 36 feet of hangar bar, just for the main wardrobe items that have been acquired over the years, and that does not include the shoes, boots, hats, wigs, bathing suits, panties, or socks. Most of those items have been used more than once. Its a lot of work to clean it up and that work must be done at a time when a shoot is still underway but the cost savings are substantial.

I COULD offer items for sale but I doubt very much that the cost of doing so would make it worthwhile.