- Designer clothes, handbags, shoes and art on sale
- Auction is liquidation of assets to repay investors
- Caddick vanished when her scam was uncovered
- READ MORE: Fraudster’s big ballgown bargains
Designer dresses owned by Melissa Caddick will go to auction in the latest sale of the haute couture the conwoman bought with money she stole from investors.
Stunning dresses – all a petite size 8 AU, or size 4 US – from brands including Christian Dior, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana and Chanel will go under the hammer at Shapiro Auctioneers, in Chippendale, on Thursday.
It’s the latest stage in the liquidation of the Sydney fraudster’s extravagant empire after she vanished owing $30million in her criminal Ponzi scheme which even stole from her own parents.
Caddick, 49, disappeared in November 2020 after the Australian Securities & Investments Commission raided her $10million clifftop home in Dover Heights in Sydney’s eastern suburbs as they probed her lucrative investments scam.
Bargain hunters can snap up designer dresses from the lavish wardrobe of conwoman Melissa Caddick (pictured with second husband Anthony Koletti) in the latest auction of the haute couture fashion bought with the proceeds of her ruthless fraud
Caddick, 49, disappeared in November 2020 after the Australian Securities & Investments Commission raided her $10million clifftop home (pictured) in Dover Heights in Sydney’s eastern suburbs as they probed her lucrative investments scam
With her luxury life of crime unravelling, Caddick went out for a dawn run the following morning and was never seen again, until her decomposed right foot washed ashore, still inside her running shoe, on a NSW south coast beach in February 2021.
The discovery triggered a tsunami of conspiracy theories that she had staged her own death and even amputated her own foot to mislead investigators.
But in February 2023 an inquest was told police concluded she had probably died after jumping from the cliffs at Rodney Reserve, around 500 metres from her home.
In the wake of her disappearance, ASIC dropped the 38 charges against her and work began on liquidating her assets in a bid to repay 72 investors who had lost fortunes to her fraud.
The home she shared with her second husband, hairdresser Anthony Koletti, was sold last year for $9.8million after a series of legal battles, and her jewellery, clothing and art were sold at auction in December 2022 for $860,000.
A further auction even the board games and toys of her teenage son were sold off in another auction, along with her collection of fine wines.
Now the latest chapter in the Caddick firesale sees yet more designer gear go to auction at bargain basement prices.
The online sales through Shapiro Auctioneers currently sees an emerald green Oscar de la Renta frock on offer for just $100, while a lacy little black Chanel dress is a snip at $400.
The online sales through Shapiro Auctioneers currently sees an emerald green Oscar de la Renta frock on offer for just $100, while a lacy little black Chanel dress (left) is a snip at $400. The auction also features a selection of the fraudster’s handbags which once held her ill-gotten cash, with bags from brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton (right) fetching a minimum of $700 each
You can also walk a mile or more in her shoes, with size 37.5 footwear (both left and right) also on sale, with embroidered Christian Dior stilettos (above) looking for bids over $400 and a pair of Chanel trainers (no water damage) fetching bids over $900. The sale also include artwork from her collection, with a ceramic cat by Lolek (right) currently looking for bids in excess of $1200 and an Indigenous artwork bid up to $400
A Dolce and Gabbana smock could be yours for a shade over $60, while a figure-hugging purple Diana von Furstenberg cocktail dress is currently selling for $130.
The auction also features a selection of the fraudster’s handbags which once held her ill-gotten cash, with bags from brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton fetching a minimum of $700 each.
You can also walk a mile or more in her shoes, with size 37.5 footwear (both left and right) also on sale, with embroidered Christian Dior stilettos looking for bids over $400 and a pair of Chanel trainers (no water damage) fetching bids over $900.
The sale also include artwork from her collection, with a ceramic cat by Lolek currently looking for bids in excess of $1200 and an Indigenous artwork bid up to $400.
The auctions are due to end at 6pm on February 8.
