Benjamin Button's Motorcycle Jackets on Sale
Posted on February 18, 2009
British jacket manufacturer Belstaff is selling limited etions of three motorcycle jackets worn by Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. JustLuxe reports that the the jackets include the Belstaff Panther, Button Blouson and a vintage shearling-trimmed jacket.
British outerwear company Belstaff, known for their distinctive motorcycle jackets, is now offering three of their designs worn by Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In the movie, which co-stars Cate Blanchett and has been nominated for 13 Oscars, Pitt first wears the iconic Belstaff Panther jacket (above) in dark brown leather while riding his vintage Indian motorcycle through Louisiana; at another point he takes off on a classic Triumph motorcycle wearing a bomber-type 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 revived.
The Panther costs $1,205, the Button Blouson costs $1,295, and the Shearling sells for $1,995. A portion of the proceeds will be donated by Belstaff to Brad Pitt's Hurricane Katrina charity, Make It Right.
Pitt can be seen in the Panther jacket in the film's trailer around the 1 minute mark.
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