Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO goes for just under $1 million at Sotheby's auction
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is rarely seen without his leather jacket.
Key facts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg famously traded garments with Huang in a pro sports-style "jersey swap" in 2024
It's also significantly higher than the retail price of under $10,000 for one of the garments
Huang has joked over the years about his founder's uniform, telling a podcast in 2023 that his wife and daughter dress him, and telling a Reddit discussion in 2016 that he's "the guy in the leather
He wore the jacket in 2023, at an event at Foxconn in Taipei, Taiwan
Summary
At product launches, company events, and trade shows, Huang is nearly always clad in his trademark black Tom Ford leather jacket. It's also significantly higher than the retail price of under $10,000 for one of the garments. He wore the jacket in 2023, at an event at Foxconn in Taipei, Taiwan. The high price for the garment is a sign that collectors are looking to bid on artifacts and collectibles from the artificial intelligence boom.