First Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 by Virgil Abloh sold for GHC2.2m

The auction for Nike’s first Louis Vuitton Air Force 1s has closed with the highest-selling pair going for $352,800.

The size 5 pair was designed by the late Virgil Abloh and set the high mark among the 200 pairs auctioned by Sotheby’s.

It came in well ahead of the second most expensive, a size 9.5 that sold for $201,600.

After being up for auction on auction house Sotheby’s for two weeks, bidding for the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Lows has officially closed.

Interestingly, a size 5 commanded the highest price of all 200 pairs auctioned, selling for a whopping $352,800.

Coming in far behind as the second-highest selling shoes in the pair of the super-rare sneakers is a size 9.5 that sold for $201,600.

More than 150 of the pairs available sold for $100,000 or more, possibly establishing a new landscape for sneakers in the auction market.

Every cent is going towards Virgil Abloh’s ‘Post Modern’ scholarship fund. The auctioning was held from January 26 to February 8.

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