Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's leather jacket sells for nearly $1 million at Sotheby’s auction

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  • Leather jacket belonging to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sells for $960k, way above the $40-60k estimate
  • Huang's jackets have become a tech sector icon and a staple CEO 'uniform' piece
  • The proceeds wil help fund fellowships and more across tech

A black Tom Ford leather jacket worn and signed by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has sold at a New York auction for $960,000.

"The response to this sale surpassed even our highest expectations," Sotheby's head of modern collectibles Brahm Wachter explained, with the jacket selling for around $900,000 more than auctioneers had anticipated, given the auction house's estimate of $40,000 to $60,000.

The jacket itself – one of many that the CEO has owned, of course – has become a staple recognized by the entire tech sector, with Huang rarely spotted out in public wearing anything else.

Jensen Huang's jacket sold for $0.9 million

This specific jacket came from Tom...

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