Ferris Bueller's Vest Hits the Auction Block. ‘Anyone, Anyone?'
Alas, no one is likely to confuse the person donning it with Abe Froman, the 'sausage king of Chicago.'
But for a six-figure sum, you could still channel Ferris Bueller, whose patterned sweater vest from 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' the 1986 John Hughes comedy about a suburban Chicago teenager ditching school, hit the auction block this week.
The vest worn by the actor Matthew Broderick in the movie could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby's, which is handling the garment's sale.
The auction began on Thursday, the 40th anniversary of Ferris's high jinks, and runs through June 24, with the bidding taking place online.
As Ferris's monotone economics teacher, played by Ben Stein, would say: 'Anyone, anyone?'
The vest is reminiscent of a cheetah print and made from acrylic yarn. It is expected to fetch an estimated $300,000 to $600,000, far outpacing the rate of inflation. And then some.
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