Bernie Madoff had some nice shoes.

[mm84321]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20101113/ca...rULmpTco15SQ--

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20101113/ca...CPvzOjpXSaXg--

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20101113/ca...T1fKlhk34C6A--

Apparently some guy payed $6,000 at auction for a lot that included monogrammed boxer shorts, shirt, and the slippers. Even though he won't be able to wear them because he's a size 13, and old Bernie was an 8.

 

[RSS]

He apparently liked Belgians.

 

[mm84321]

"There are 44 men’s sport coats, size 42. Two dozen worsted double-breasted suits are estimated at a total of $480 to $690. And there are hundreds of sweaters, polo shirts, and custom-made monogrammed Charvet dress shirts, as well as clothing owned by his wife, Ruth.

“On the clothing, I don’t know if I would say compulsive,” said Bob Sheehan, owner of the auctioneer Gaston & Sheehan, which is handling the sale. “But once they had a style of sweater, they bought one in every color.”

For whom the shoe fits (Bernie wore size 9 wide, Ruth wore 7, 7 1/2 and 8 U.S. and 37 to 38.5 European), the auction offers potential bargains. About 100 pairs of his “Mr. Casual” models hail from the Manhattan shoe store Belgian Shoes. They retail for $350 and up, according to the store’s website. Many are loafers.

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In one lot, the auction offers 18 new pairs -- which Madoff bought and apparently didn’t wear -- for a low estimate of $900, which comes to $50 a pair.

A woman who answered the phone at Belgian Shoes said the store didn’t wish to be associated with the sale and declined to comment."

Kind of a bargain, if you don't mind walking in a convicted felon's shoes.

 

[NewYorkIslander]

Anyone here go to the auction?

 

[RSS]

Originally Posted by mm84321

In one lot, the auction offers 18 new pairs -- which Madoff bought and apparently didn’t wear -- for a low estimate of $900, which comes to $50 a pair.
Damn ... and in my size!

Of course ... this will provide next-to-nothing to the fraud victims. But surely it is healing to see his personal items sold at auction.

 

[Nataku]

I'm curious to know what those lots of cashmere Loro Piana sportcoats went for...

 

[Harold falcon]

I got outbid on the bar set.

 

[mm84321]

Woops, sorry guys. Seems like I missed the boat on this one. http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...bernie+charvet

 

[kirbya]

http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetai...65801#topoflot

15 pairs of John Lobb shoes for $2,500 -- seems like a pretty awesome deal provided they fit!

I wanted to get in on the auction. Definitely some items I would have bid on for the price that they went for.

 

[JayJay]

^^^Sounds like a good deal on the Lobbs.

 

[BlueHorseShoe]

Originally Posted by JayJay

^^^Sounds like a good deal on the Lobbs.
Would you want to be walking around wearing that shithead's stuff? It's not like the Jon Voight car or anything. It's more analogous to owning Hitler's uniform. It would make me feel dirty.

 

[jeromestyle]

what do you think about it? This is a picture of how his closet looks... before his stuff was sold. Even the underwear! http://www.txauction.com/photos.cfm?start=346&aid=229 http://www.txauction.com/auction_details.cfm?id=229

 

[ter1413]

 

[jeromestyle]

Originally Posted by ter1413

is not. I want to know what other people think of his style. If you´ve noticed, the auction for his items, already passed!

 

[ter1413]

Originally Posted by jeromestyle

is not. I want to know what other people think of his style.
If you´ve noticed, the auction for his items already passed!

and how can you tell from those links???