Kanye West: Yeezy shoes sold for record price

The black leather shoes with size 45/46 have written history.When Kanye West showed the prototypes for the first time at the 2008 Grammy Awards, the rumors had been working with Nike for a year.It was the first collaboration of the sports brand with a musician.Another year after the performance, the sneakers - including the first to be named after a musician, were not named after an athlete - came on the market in a limited edition.

The shoes also mark the beginning of West's own, extremely successful shoe line.Brahm Wachter, head of the streetwear area and collector's items at Sotheby's, said the award "Talking about Kanye's legend as one of the most influential clothing and sneaker designers of our time and the Yeezy franchise, which he has built up and thatHas become industrialitan ".In the meantime, the rapper works with the Nike competitor Adidas.

The shoes are now in possession of the Rares investment platform.There, buyers can acquire shares in rare sports shoes, similar to shareholders can acquire shares in companies.Previously, the historic couple belonged to the shoe collector Ryan Chang.

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