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The NFL teamed up with fashion gurus to design these stunning footballs

Melia Robinson

2016-01-26T17:40:00Z

fashion designers nfl football super bowl 50 — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and fashion designer Rachel Roy pose at the unveiling of the CFDA Footballs. Frank Franklin II/AP

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."

This one was fun... The @Cfda asked us to design a football for the @NFL Super Bowl that will be auctioned off tomorrow. It's inspired by the greatest coach in NFL history and 2 time super bowl champion Vince Lombardi. The design was inspired by The way Vince used to dress. We updated his glasses with a pair of Illesteva Corsicas and designed a fedora and trench coat.#nfl #cfda #illesteva #sb50footballs

A photo posted by @illesteva on Jan 19, 2016 at 11:21am PSTJan 19, 2016 at 11:21am PST

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Queen of quirk Betsy Johnson was a former head cheerleader at Syracuse University, and channeled her love of the game in this creation.

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There are over a thousand gold rosettes adorning the football.

Last night at @nfl HQ we toasted #SB50Footballs & @bfa captured our favorite moment: @xobetseyjohnson & her fab football. Read more on CFDA.com!

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Kenneth Cole put the foot in football with this illustrious display. The shoe is a Double Header Leather Sneaker by Kenneth Cole, of course.

The Marchesa football by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig takes opulence to a new level. It features gold leaf paint, Byzantine antique chains, and Crystal Dorado and Black Diamond crystals.

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This football got a major upgrade from Rachel Zoe, who used Swarovski crystals to make it sparkle.

Honored to be a part of @CFDA @NFLFanStyle designer football auction..head to nfl.com/auction to see all 50 designs and bid on mine ;) #whyshouldntafootballbegold #SB50Footballs @NFL @shoprachelzoe

A photo posted by Rachel Zoe (@rachelzoe) on Jan 20, 2016 at 10:09am PSTJan 20, 2016 at 10:09am PST

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Weighing 12 pounds and made of sterling silver, the ball by Tiffany & Co is modeled after the coveted Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy. It's designed by Francesca Amfitheatrof.

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Nicole Miller worked on her Day of the Dead-inspired football "a little bit every day" for several weeks, hand-painting the face and flowers.

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David Hart's AstroTurf-covered football is a throwback to the electric football arcade games from the 1970s.

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Alive & Olivia's Stacey Bendet recreated her classic "Staceface" logo in Swarovski Crystals.

So even tho my favorite football team would have to be defined by whatever team my @eric_eisner28 is cheering for...I did make this fancy crystal creation for the @cfda @nfl fashion football project ! #StaceFace #SB50Footballs

A photo posted by alice + olivia by StaceyBendet (@aliceandolivia) on Jan 19, 2016 at 1:20pm PSTJan 19, 2016 at 1:20pm PST

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Here's jewelry designer Cynthia Sakai with her 24-karat plated gold football. "I was inspired to make a sexy, feminine football," she says.

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