The 'Shopping' List & Other Relevations From Winona's Trial
Posted Friday, November 1, 2002 at 8:10 AM Central
by Tim Briscoe
All kinds of juicy information is coming forward at Winona Ryder's shoplifting trial in Beverly Hills. Ryder is accused of stealing over $5,500 worth of merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue department store last Dec. 12.
The question on the average person's lips is, "What in the world could Winona steal that amounted to over five grand?" Well, here's the infamous list of goodies:
* Gucci dress (white): $1,595 * Marc Jacobs thermal top: $760 * Yves Saint Laurent blouse: $750 * Natori handbag: $540 * Dolce & Gabbana handbag: $525 * Eric Javitz hat: $350 * Eric Javitz hat: $225 * Rhinestone hair band (black): $140 * Rhinestone ponytail holder (black): $120 * Rhinestone hairclip (black): $110 * Rhinestone hair bow (black): $110 * Cashmere blend socks (beige): $80 * Beaded purse, two (black): $55 each * Saks socks, two pair (cream): $38 each * Donna Karan socks, one pair (brown): $20 * Calvin Klein socks, two pair (gray): $16.50 each * Calvin Klein socks, one pair (purple): $16.50
Apparently the actress made some pretty bland color choices. Aside from a purple pair of socks, most items are shades of black, white and brown. Ryder proved her love for this drab color palette by showing up for two days straight "dressed for a funeral," as an E Online reporter put it.
Also divulged was the apparent fact that Winona has the personal phone numbers of Keanu Reeves and U2's Bono in her datebook. And how do we know this? Well, Ryder's lawyer accused Colleen Rainey, former security guard at the store, of stealing the numbers at the time Winona was apprehended.
The former security guard then said she witnessed Ryder sucking her finger in the dressing room after cutting herself. The prosecution alleges that Ryder cut her finger with scissors while cutting the tags off the items listed above.
After security guard Rainey left the stand, the prosecution called a police detective to the stand. "At one point she was explaining that she was getting in character for a role as a kleptomaniac," he testified. The two movies mentioned as the basis for her research are "Shopgirl" (based on a Steve Martin novel) and White Jazz -- neither of which include Ryder as part of the cast.
The prosecution ended its case Thursday, leaving the defense to give Winona's side of the story starting on Friday. There's no word yet if Ryder's defense team will call her to the stand to testify.
In Beverly Hills, a town known for its luxury, it seems the real crime committed here was on the part of Saks and Gucci for selling a white dress for $1,595.