Louis Vuitton and Sotheby's, the world's leading house of art and luxury auctions, will hold a charity auction with 200 pairs of Louis Vuitton and Nike Air Force 1 special edition boxed sneakers by the late Virgil Abloh. Proceeds will go to the Post-Modern Virgil Abloh Scholarship Fund, which, in partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund, supports students of color in the United States as the stylist wishes.
Starting at $ 2,000, the 200 pairs, available in a range of numbers, are featured in Louis Vuitton's iconic Monogram and Damier leather models. Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 from Abloh were first introduced in June 2021 during the Spring / Summer 2022 men's collection. Each pair will be auctioned off along with an exclusive orange box also from the runway collection, reinterpreted from the archives. and Maison. Prior to his death in November 2021, Abloh was directly involved in organizing the auction and the events surrounding him.
The Nike Air Force 1 was designed in 1982 and is one of the most iconic sneakers ever created. Abloh collaborated with Nike by combining classic athletic codes with Louis Vuitton codes and materials in homage to hip-hop culture. The models were developed by the brand's shoe studio in Fiesso d'Artico, Italy.
