Shoe fashion - After Abloh's death: designer shoes auctioned for millions

New York (AP) - After the death of US designer Virgil Abloh, 200 pairs of shoes he designed were auctioned in New York for a total of more than 25 million dollars (about 22 million euros).

T-Online.de/TV

"Ghost Hotel" causes resistance in the village

Whole place disappears from the scene - until now

This mega crash ends for BMW drivers on a roof

Violent eruption of Etna

Planetary surface photographed for the first time

New military maneuvers in the Ukraine conflict

Turks burn electricity bills

Combat helicopter technology worries critics

Foreign Minister tears

German city is sinking - it lured with great wealth

Fraudsters have no idea who their grandchild trick will reach this time

Cat interrupts football game

Truck causes debris field - bad reason for accident

Trucker vaccination protest closes the border

Can she stop Putin?

The 200 pairs of the debut Air Force 1 sneaker that Abloh designed for fashion brands Nike and Louis Vuitton would have fetched a total of $25.3 million at Wednesday's auction - more than eight times the amount previously estimated. announced the auction house Sotheby's.

The most expensive item was a pair of shoes in size 37, which fetched around $350,000. A pair of shoes with size 44 received the most bids - a total of 68. The proceeds are to go to a foundation that supports the education of black schoolchildren.

Abloh died of cancer in November at the age of 41. Most recently, he worked as a designer and creative director of the men's line at Louis Vuitton.