The auction, which went live on November 11, is expected to conclude two days later. The sandals were once worn by Jobs in the 1970s and 1980s. Before the auction, they were owned by Mark Sheff, the late businessman’s home manager. “In 1976, he conceived the origins of the Apple computer in a garage in Los Altos with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak while occasionally wearing these sandals. When Jobs discovered the ingenuity and practicality of Birkenstocks, he was fascinated,” reports the description of the shoes. on the website of the auction house.
‘It was his uniform’: Steve Jobs’ ex-wife on suede shoes
Birkenstocks were in the spotlight before they went up for auction. In a chat with Vogue, Jobs’ ex-wife Chrisann Brennan said it was a staple in her ex-husband’s wardrobe. “Sandals were part of his casual side. It was his uniform. The great thing about a uniform is that you don’t have to worry about what you’re going to wear in the morning,” he said. “He would never do or buy anything just to stand out from the crowd. He was just convinced of the intelligence and practicality of the design and the comfort of wearing it. And in Birkenstocks he didn’t feel like a businessman, so he had the freedom to think creatively,” Brennan added.
