One of the anticipated moments of the auction will be the sale of her black leather jacket and skin-tight pants from the 1978 movie Grease, expected to fetch up to $200000 (about R2.9million).
Other items from Grease include a custom-made 1950s-inspired petal-pink lace gown worn to the 1978 premiere of the movie at The Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles (top estimate $5000), and a custom-made “Pink Ladies” jacket presented to Newton-John by the cast and crew of Grease (up to $4000).