Kanye West shoes auctioned for $ 1.8 million

Rapper Kanye West shoes worn set a record at an auction in New York

A few sneakers (43) worn by US rapper Kanye West (43) was auctioned for $ 1.8 million (around $ 1.5 million).This was the highest price that had ever been paid for a public auction for a few sneakers, said the Sotheby's auction house in New York.

The prototype "Nike Air Yeezy 1" made of black leather with the size 45-46 was made exclusively for the appearance of west and justified the beginning of his own shoe line.The sneaker collector Ryan Chang had now released the couple for the auction, for the record price it bought the "Rares" sneakers investment platform.

Exceptional sneakers had recently made headlines with high prices.In summer, a few white sneakers that a co -founder of the sporting goods company Nike had handmade was auctioned for $ 162,500 around 50 years ago.Shortly before, a few sneakers from basketball legend Michael Jordan had brought in $ 560,000.