CHICAGO (AP) -- A collection of Leona Helmsley's couture wardrobe, including her signature Ferragamo flats, nearly a dozen fur coats and the suit she wore to prison, will head to a Chicago auction block this spring.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will sell thousands of items belonging to the late socialite -- nearly her entire wardrobe -- on May 18.

The collection includes size 6 to 8 feathered ball gowns, dresses, shirts and suits by designers Bob Mackey, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior. It could fetch as much as $100,000.

"They're wonderful and people could wear them today," said Leslie Hindman, president of the Chicago-based auction house. "They're really pretty extravagent looking, but they're such great quality that they'd be fun to have."






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