£200k for Elf outfit

WILL Ferrell's festive costume from the Christmas film Elf has fetched more than £200,000 at auction.

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The film, about a man raised as one of Father Christmas’s elves who travels to New York to find his real father, was released in 2003 to widespread critical acclaim, and is considered to be one of the top Christmas films of all time.

The outfit originates from the film's producer Jon Berg and is screen matched to the lift scene where Buddy pushes all the buttons to see them light up like a Christmas tree.