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Life Moves Pretty Fast, Own a Piece of It - The Signature Sweater Vest from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

NEW YORK | 24 JUNE 2025

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 – is 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.

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