Birkenstocks worn by Apple founder Steve Jobs as part of his ‘uniform’ in the ’70s and ’80s are expected to fetch up to $80,000 at auction – old, worn-out sandals were rescued from the trash by his private chef
A pair of worn, old Birkenstock sandals worn by Apple founder Steve Jobs are going up for auction this week
The grungy sandals are expected to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000, according to Julien’s Auctions
Jobs wore the sandals as part of his ‘uniform’ in the 70s and 80s
The sandals were last auctioned off in 2016 when they sold to an anonymous party for just $3,400
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A pair of old, used Birkenstock sandals from Apple founder Steve Jobs — who popularized the idea of tech executives wearing the same basic outfit to public appearances — are up for auction.
Julien’s Auctions, which is organizing the auction starting Friday, expects the worn sandals to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000. Bids start at $15,000 to own a piece of Jobs’s daily uniform.
The grungy sandals were worn by Jobs in the 1970s and 1980s and rescued from the trash by Mark Sheff, a chef who managed one of the technologist’s properties in Albany, California, in the 1980s.
A pair of old, used Birkenstock sandals from Apple founder Steve Jobs – who popularized the idea of tech executives wearing the same basic outfit to public appearances – are up for auction
Julien’s Auctions, which will host the auction starting Friday, expects the worn sandals to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000
According to the description on Julien’s Auctions: ‘The sandals were part of multiple exhibitions, including but not limited to Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy in 2017, at the Birkenstock headquarters in Rahms, Germany in 2017, at Birkenstock’s first store in the United States in SoHo, New York, at IMM Koln, a furniture fair in Cologne, Germany, Zeit Event Berlin for Die Zeit magazine in 2018, and most recently with the Historisch Museum Wurttemberg in Stuttgart, Germany.
“During the Sandals” screening with the Birkenstock company, Steve Jobs’ ex-partner (and mother of Steve Jobs’ first child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs) Chrisann Brennan had the opportunity to check out this iconic staple of his wardrobe. and talk about it while it was being filmed .
She got emotional and excited to be reunited after three decades in Steve Jobs’ iconic sandals and holding them. In an interview with Vogue titled “Apple Meets Birkenstock,” Brennan says, “The sandals were part of his simple side. They were his uniform. The great thing about a uniform is that you don’t have to worry about what you put in the morning.”‘
The sandals were part of his simple side. It was his uniform. The beauty of a uniform is that you don’t have to worry about what to wear in the morning.’ Job’s ex-partner Chrisann Brennan said:
She continued: ‘He would never have done or bought anything to set himself apart from others. He was simply convinced of the intelligence and the practicality of the design and the wearing comfort. And in Birkenstocks, he didn’t feel like a businessman. , so he had the freedom to think creatively.”
Sheff explained that the collection he ended up with, including the sandals, was “quite random” in a comment to Yahoo in 2016.
Bidding begins on Friday at 10 a.m. ET and the winner will also receive a free NFT of the sandals.
The sandals were last auctioned in 2016, when they were sold for a penny to an anonymous party $3,400.
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