If you've ever dreamed of turning the tables and taking Bernie Madoff to the cleaners, according to cnn.com here's your chance. John Vaccaro, a New York entrepreneur, is selling iPad covers made from the disgraced financier's tailored clothes.
Last November, his clothes and personal possessions were sold at auction sponsored by the U.S. Marshals Service with proceeds going to help those who lost money from his scheme.
One of the bidders at the auction was Vaccaro, 41, who had just launched a new company, frederickjames.com selling eco-friendly customized iPad covers made from cashmere and other fine fabrics. Vaccaro first conceived the idea for his unique covers after purchasing an iPad and searching for a cover that would prove to be both scratch-resistant and fashionable.
. "When a friend came over one day and left their cashmere sweater lying next to my iPad, I realized that material would make a perfect cover." When he saw an ad for cashmere sweaters being sold at the Madoff auction, he decided he could expand his line while helping Madoff victims. At the auction, Vaccaro bought Madoff's cashmere sweaters, as well as 16 pairs of designer pants, and hired a designer to turn the clothing into iPad covers. Vaccaro immediately sold five iPad covers made from Madoff's former cashmere sweaters to a Wall Street attorney who gave them out as Christmas gifts....
Read more at http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/11/smallbusiness/frederick_james/index.htm?iid=HP_River
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