Famous film costumes on sale at auction

London – What’s it like to slip into James Bond’s three-piece suit? What about disappearing beneath Obi-Wan Kenobi’s rough wool cloak? Or maybe strapping on Supergirl’s blue elastic leotard and red knee-high boots?

It cost nothing to find out. However, owning the look was another matter.

More than 400 movie, TV and theater costumes were up for auction Tuesday at Bonhams in London, in what the British auction house called the country’s largest such sale.

Bidders were allowed to try on the clothes before the auction. There was an outfit for every taste, from Mel Gibson’s kilt in “Braveheart,” to Helen Slater’s cape in “Supergirl” and Terry Jones’ helmet from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

The costumes were from Angels The Costumiers, which said it was trying to clear space in its warehouse and cut insurance costs. The London-based outfit-maker boasts more than 1.5 million costumes on 5 miles of hanging rails.

The black wool dinner jacket worn by Sean Connery in “Thunderball” was expected to sell for about $68,000. Obi-Wan Kenobi’s cloak, worn by Alec Guinness in “Star Wars,” was estimated at around $106,000.

West denies claim of $3,900 dinner request

London – Kanye West is not eating any $3,900 curry, his management said Tuesday.

The British Raj restaurant had said that a music promotion company was paying that princely sum, plus travel and accommodation for the restaurant’s head chef, to send a fully cooked Indian meal from Wales to New York for a meeting with West and seven guests.

But the music star’s publicist said West wasn’t planning to be in New York during the week, and that the food wasn’t for him.

“There is no meeting in New York. There never has been,” spokesman Gabe Tesoriero said Tuesday. He called the story “patently false.”

The restaurant confirmed Tuesday that the food was en route to New York by plane. It said the bill was being footed by a promotion company called Raw Soul. Several phone messages left for Raw Soul were not returned.

Hudson honored during hometown visit

Chicago – Since being booted from “American Idol,” Jennifer Hudson has won a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild prize and an Academy Award for best supporting actress.

On Tuesday, the 25-year-old star of the movie “Dreamgirls” added one more award to the collection – she got her own day in her hometown.

Mayor Richard Daley proclaimed Tuesday “Jennifer Hudson Day” to honor the budding star, whose Cinderella story took her from Chicago’s South Side to the Hollywood A-list.

“She’s an inspiration to everyone who has a dream,” Daley told hundreds of screaming fans. “People told her ‘You can’t.’ And she said ‘I can.”‘

Hudson, who appeared on stage in a black wool coat and Burberry scarf, hoisted her gold Oscar statuette in the air and thanked those who had gathered outside the Chicago Theatre for the ceremony.

“Not only can I do it, but you can do it, too,” she said before singing a brief song from the hit movie.

Earlier Tuesday, Hudson was greeted by thunderous applause when she spoke to students at Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, her former high school.