Prince’s Purple Rain shirt and other clothes go up for auction

Prince performs in 1985 (Liu Heung Shing/AP)

Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician’s clothes in an online auction this week.

The collection of more than 200 lots was assembled by a French collector who initially hoped to open a museum celebrating the musician, but later scrapped the plan, according to RR Auction of Boston, which is overseeing the sale.