4. Zoot Suit - 78.000 USD
Augusta Auctions is a vintage clothing company owned by Karen Augusta. The suit was auctioned in 2011 at the Augusta Auction in New York City for $78,000. It is the only suit of its kind sold in the United States, making it highly sought after. The 1940s heralded a number of social changes in the United States, and introduced the world to the zoot suit. This baggy, oversized suit became popular among jazz musicians, African Americans, and the Hispanic working class.
The suit is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, elasticized-waist pants with a pin-pocket closure and a long jacket with wide lapels and heavily padded shoulders. This style of clothing became popular among African-American, Mexican-American, Filipino-American, Italian-American, and Japanese-American communities in the 1940s. The zoot suit originated in African-American burlesque shows in the 1930s and was popularized by jazz singers. Due to its illegal nature and generally disreputable associations, very few zoot suits have survived from the 1940s. At $78,000, the zoot suit is one of the most expensive suits ever sold in the world.