Louis Vuitton x Nike ?Air Force 1? by Virgil Abloh Auction Hits $25.3 Million
Size 9 achieved the highest total value by size, totalling $3.4 million across 26 lots.
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The Louis Vuitton and Nike ?Air Force 1? by Virgil Abloh has raised a record-breaking US$25.3 million at the Sotheby?s auction concluded earlier this month.
This 200-lot sale is the auction house?s most valuable charity auction in nearly a decade. The event now holds the highest known public records for most valuable sneaker and fashion auctions ever staged.
The late fashion extraordinaire is known for his Midas Touch, where most of his products are highly sought after. Take for example Abloh?s inaugural collection for Louis Vuitton, the Spring/Summer 2019 collection, overtook the iconic 2017 Louis Vuitton x Supreme collection in just 48 hours of its Tokyo pop-up.
Image: Louis Vuitton
READ MORE: Collaborations are what made Supreme sale worth $2.1 billion to VF
The appointment of Abloh as the French Maison?s menswear artistic director in 2018 is a reflection of the increasing intermingling of luxury and streetwear. Luxury goods have to respond to contemporary culture in order to remain relevant. Abloh is successful in melding the two and ended up bringing in a new consumer base for the brand. The result of this is evident in this Sotheby?s auction: an overwhelming majority of the bidders and buyers are newcomers and more than half of them...
The post Louis Vuitton x Nike ?Air Force 1? by Virgil Abloh Auction Hits $25.3 Million appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Louis Vuitton
The Louis Vuitton and Nike ?Air Force 1? by Virgil Abloh has raised a record-breaking US$25.3 million at the Sotheby?s auction concluded earlier this month.
This 200-lot sale is the auction house?s most valuable charity auction in nearly a decade. The event now holds the highest known public records for most valuable sneaker and fashion auctions ever staged.
The late fashion extraordinaire is known for his Midas Touch, where most of his products are highly sought after. Take for example Abloh?s inaugural collection for Louis Vuitton, the Spring/Summer 2019 collection, overtook the iconic 2017 Louis Vuitton x Supreme collection in just 48 hours of its Tokyo pop-up.
Image: Louis Vuitton
READ MORE: Collaborations are what made Supreme sale worth $2.1 billion to VF
The appointment of Abloh as the French Maison?s menswear artistic director in 2018 is a reflection of the increasing intermingling of luxury and streetwear. Luxury goods have to respond to contemporary culture in order to remain relevant. Abloh is successful in melding the two and ended up bringing in a new consumer base for the brand. The result of this is evident in this Sotheby?s auction: an overwhelming majority of the bidders and buyers are newcomers and more than half of them...
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