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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Sotheby's Sale of 200 Pairs of Virgil Abloh Shoe Fetches $25 million

The Nike Air Force 1s were auctioned at Sotheby's in New York. Ed JONES AFP

Sotheby's announced Wednesday that an auction of 200 pairs of the Louis Vuitton and Nike "Air Force 1" sneaker created by late US designer Virgil Abloh had fetched a total of $25 million.

A spokesman for the auction house told AFP that the most paid for one of the pairs was more than $350,000 during the online sale that ran from January 26 to February 8.

The sums greatly exceed the initial estimates of Sotheby's, which had started the bidding for at $2,000 and had predicted they would sell for between $,5000 and $15,000 each.

In the end, the sneakers, which ranged in size from five to 18, averaged more than $100,000 per shoe. The cheapest sold for just over $75,000.

The special edition sneaker, made of calf leather, was originally created for Louis Vuitton's spring-summer men's collection for 2022 of which Abloh was artistic director.

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