Steve Jobs ’s black turtlenecks were a major part of his personal steel — and now , TIMEreports , buff of the later technical school entrepreneur and inventor can buy one of the signature shirts .
The garment ’s front is emblazoned with “ NeXT , ” the name of the computer company Jobsfounded in 1985 , after he resigned from Apple Computer . On the back , it read : “ 1980s : Personal Computing/ 1990s : Interpersonal Computing . ” Julien ’s Live , a Los Angeles - based celebrity auction home , is trade the turtleneckalong with a variety of Jobs ’s other possessions , including his Florida key , follow , notecase , documents , and a handful of article of clothing items and accessories .
Jobs was notoriously private , so Apple disciples might be wondering how Julien ’s Live got their hands on some of his most personal items . According to Julien ’s Live , they ’re from the caretaker of theJackling House , a sign of the zodiac in Woodside , California that Jobs be in during the mid-1980s , and after crush to build another house on the priming . TechCrunch reportsthat the target now belong to Jane Fonda ’s land .
Prices vary among the auction ’s 30 - plus items , but surprisingly , Jobs ’s turtleneck is n’t the most expensive . That honor goes to aleather jacket crown — with a start dictation of $ 4000 — that the Apple CEO famously wore in a1983 photowhere he ’s flipping the bird at an IBM sign of the zodiac . As for the mock - neck shirt , its starting Leontyne Price is $ 500 , but it ’s prise anywhere from $ 1000 to $ 3000 , the auction firm ’s web site state . As of twelve noon on September 2 , the shirt had receive four bids , the highest $ 1000 .
The online auction began yesterday , September 1 , and end in 21 days . you’re able to check out the intact catalogueover at Julien ’s Live web site .
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