New Yorker Designer Virgil Abloh died in November at the age of just 41.Now 200 couples of the sneaker classic “Air Force 1” he designed have been auctioned.The proceeds should benefit black students.
After the death of the US designer Virgil Abloh, 200 couple shoes he designed in New York have been auctioned for a total of more than $ 25 million (around 22 million euros).
The 200 couples of the first -time sneaker "Air Force 1", which ABLOH designed for the fashion brands Nike and Louis Vuitton, had brought a total of $ 25.3 million in the auction - and thus appreciated more than eight times as in advance, said thisAuction house Sotheby's with.
The most expensive piece was one of the pairs of shoes with the size 37, which brought in around $ 350,000.A pair of shoes with size 44 - a total of 68. The proceeds should go to a foundation that supports the training of black pupils.Abloh died of cancer in November at the age of only 41.Most recently, he had worked as a designer and creative director of the men's line at Louis Vuitton.
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