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"   One of Midlers&amp;#039;s famous Halloween costumes. Photo: Getty Images  On Saturday, November 12th, Bette Midler will host an auction boasting 40 years worth of iconic pieces from her career. The profits from the auction will go toward the New York Restoration Project, a non-profit Midler founded in 1995 when she moved back to New York from LA.\u2014and given the list of items up for auction, we&amp;#039;re guessing she&amp;#039;ll raise a fortune. Highlights include: The Bob Mackie dress Midler wore to open her Bette! Divine Miss M tour and sing &amp;quot;Big Noise from Winnetka&amp;quot; as well as the jumpsuits she wore throughout the tour. The dress Midler wore on the cover of her 1972 debut album, The Divine Miss M. The Bob De Mora dress worn by Midler on the cover of the 1998 album Bathhouse Betty.  The mermaid costume Midler wore as Delores De Lago Costume in her Vegas show, The Showgirl Must Go On. And, for the fashion diehards, the custom Valentino Midler wore to the Oscars in 1992 when she was nominated for best actress for For The Boys. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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