Sole to the highest bidder: Virgil Abloh sneakers soar above auction estimates

The shoes are the first collaboration between ‘two of the great Goliaths of the fashion industry’, Nike and Louis Vuitton

02 February 2022 - 19:39 By Alicia Powell

Bids for 200 pairs of Nike/Louis Vuitton Air Force 1 sneakers designed by Virgil Abloh are running well beyond Sotheby’s initial estimates at an auction with a week to go...

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