Sports fans who couldn't care less about design and fashionistas who get more excited about a burlap sack than a pigskin finally have some common ground.
The National Football League and the Council of Fashion Designers of America teamed up to celebrate Super Bowl 50 with a line of bespoke designer footballs.
Fashion gurus ranging from Rebecca Minkoff to Kenneth Cole decked out their pigskins with spikes, flowers, trenchcoats, and red-nailed mannequin hands.
The footballs are up for grabs on the NFL Auction site until February 7. Proceeds will go to the league's charitable foundation, which supports youth football and clubs that promote active play.
Take a look at some of the incredible designs.
Rebecca Minkoff dressed a football in metallic metal spikes. It's a surprising color scheme considering her favorite team is the New York Giants.
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Women's fashion designer Tanya Taylor says the inspiration for her look was if "a football left overnight in the end zone decided to bloom."
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Illesteva's Daniel Silberman and Justin Salguero modeled their football after two-time Super Bowl Champion coach Vince Lombardi, who the pair calls "the greatest."
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