A charity auction of 200 pairs of special trainers created by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh has raised a record-breaking 25.3 million dollars (£18.7 million).
The proceeds – which are more than eight times the auction’s overall 3 million dollar (£2.2 million) high estimate – will go to Abloh’s scholarship fund.
The designer, known for working with megastars including Kanye West and Victoria Beckham, died in November aged 41 after privately battling cancer since 2019.
The trainers are a collaboration between French fashion house Louis Vuitton, where he was an artistic director, and Nike’s Air Force 1 project and come with an accompanying pilot case.
They are made of calf leather and embellished with Louis Vuitton’s monogram.
Prior to his death, Abloh was involved in organising the auction at Sotheby’s in New York and the event is now going ahead in association with his family.
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