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Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 by Virgil Abloh Collection Record-Breaking Sale $25.3M USD at Sotheby's

In 2022, 40 years since the Air Force 1 was introduced, a culmination of the rich history of the silhouette was realized with the introduction of the Louis Vuitton x Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh. Released posthumously, Abloh’s work seamlessly connected the decades of prominence of Nike’s famed sneaker. In total, Virgil Abloh designed 47 bespoke pairs of the Nike “Air Force 1” for the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2022 show in collaboration with Nike.

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Size 5, Nike x Louis Vuitton “Air Force 1” & Pilot Case, The Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh, 2022

Nike x Louis Vuitton 'Air Force 1' Full Collection, String Theory, 2022

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Virgil Abloh-Designed Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s Sell for US $25.3 Million

Size 5, Nike x Louis Vuitton “Air Force 1” & Pilot Case, The Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh, 2022

Nike x Louis Vuitton 'Air Force 1' Full Collection, String Theory, 2022

200 pairs of Virgil Abloh shoes fetch $25 million at Sotheby's auction