Sold at a whopping $350,000, the Nike x Virgil Abloh x Louis Vuitton Air Force 1 sneaker is the definition of coveted.
Any sneakerhead would tell you that Nike dominates the game when it comes to making pairs that everyone wants to get their hands on. From Dunks, to Jordans, to the classic Air Force 1, Nike’s silhouettes are loved and obsessed-over by people all over the world. Exclusive colorways and collaboration pairs with Off-White’s late Virgil Abloh have dialed this factor up and created pairs that sell for high prices, and attract collectors with a taste for the exclusive and the rare.
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However, Virgil Abloh was not only the founder of Off-White, but also the artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton. One of the things that makes this sneaker so special is that it is the absolute culmination of Virgil Abloh’s artistic visions, from his collaborations with Nike, to his work at Louis-Vuitton, to the unique and futuristic aesthetics of his own Off-White. They all come together with this sneaker that combines the classic silhouette of the Air Force 1, the timeless Louis Vuitton Monogram and Damier Azul colorway, and Virgil Abloh and Off-White’s signature tongue-in-cheek quoted words throughout. To top it all off, the sneaker comes in a custom Louis-Vuitton leather box, in Nike’s signature orange and embossed with Louis Vuitton’s monogram pattern.
With a combination of coveted brands like this, there was no doubt that this size 11 sneaker, which to add to the hype is one of just 9 pairs in the world, was going to sell at a high price. The real question was just how high it was going to be, and now that the sneaker has sold at auction through Sotheby’s, we know the answer. At $350,000, these sneakers are undoubtedly one of the most expensive pairs of shoes in the world, and it’s no secret why.
Source: Sotheby’s