On June 5, 1985, Ferris Bueller, the most legendary truant in American film history, captivated audiences with his unforgettable day off in John Hughes’ timeless classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Forty🌱 years later, Bueller remains the most popular teenager to have never existed. Now, to mark the anniversary of that eventful hooky day, one of the film’s most recognizable artifacts – the signature sweater vest worn by Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller – i💃s being auctioned in a single-lot online auction at Sotheby’s New York on June 24.
Open for bidding starting today, the screen-used vest carries a pre-sale estimate of $300✱,000 - 600,000 and will be on public view at Sotheby’s New York galleries from 5 - 24 June. This iconic piece of movie memorabilia comes to auction from the personal collection of Emmy-Award winning sports business reporter, cllct founder and memorabilia collector, Darren Rovell.
