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Get Brad Pitt's Belstaff Jackets from Benjamin Button

Filed under: Apparel, Charity, Men's Style


British outerwear company Belstaff are offering a collection of leather jackets worn by Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In the movie, co-starring Cate Blanchett, Pitt sports three different Belstaff designs in various scenes. In the first, Pitt wears the iconic Belstaff Panther jacket (above) while riding his vintage Indian motorcycle through Louisiana with Blanchett, giving her the jacket to keep warm at one point; in the second he's seen riding a classic Triumph motorcycle wearing a Royal Air Force-type flying jacket based on an archival design, dubbed the Button Blouson; and in a scene opposite Tilda Swinton he sports a vintage shearling-trimmed jacket which the company has now resurrected.

All three jackets can now be ordered from Belstaff's website or purchased in Belstaff stores, in limited editions. The Panther is priced at $1,205, the Button Blouson $1,295, and the Shearling, $1,995. Belstaff is also donating a portion of sales to Pitt's Hurricane Katrina charity, Make It Right. Belstaff, founded in 1924, was a favorite of Steve McQueen, and has also outfitted Will Smith in I Am Legend, Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible and War of the Worlds, Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code, Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns and George Clooney in Leatherheads. Benjamin Button has been nominated for 13 Oscars including Best Costume Design.

[via JustLuxe]

Buy Matthew McConaughey's Corvette For A Good Cause

Filed under: Wheels


Actor Matthew McConaughey becomes the latest to do a little something for charity. He's selling his blue 1971 Chevy Stingray convertible on eBay to benefit Oprah's Angel Network's Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery. On the auction website, McConaughey says that he picked up the car that he calls Mako in 1998 at a car show. He calls it the " quintessential, bare bones, badass American sports car" and says he has driven it all over Texas (where the car is now). No bids thus far...

[via Contact News]

Air Jordan Sneaker Collection Charity Auction

Filed under: Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Shoes

It's the ultimate package for the Michael Jordan sneaker fan, a package that includes unworn Air Jordan basketball shoes I through XXI. The collection is autographed by Michael Jordan and the set comes with a custom-built display case. Best of all, 90% of the profits go to Habitat for Humanity's Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief.  The shoes comes in the sizes and colors worn by Jordan throughout his career. The starting bid is $425,000 and there have been no bids yet.

[Thanks, Nadim]


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