As we all know, Sotheby's is an auction house famous for auctioning art and cultural relics. Most of its auction items are precious works like The Great Charter and Garçon à la pipe.
As the world's leading auction house, Sotheby's has not set "dead rules" for its own development. Nowadays, Sotheby's is getting more and more involved. In addition to the fields of art, sculpture, etc., it is becoming younger and younger.
For example, in contemporary art, the work "SpongeBob AGAIN AND AGAIN" by the famous graffiti artist KAWS set a sky-high price of 1.03 million pounds at Sotheby's.
In addition, Sotheby's also has a good cooperative relationship with the trend godfather Nigo. Through Nigo, Sotheby's further expands its own trendy market. But it is not satisfied with this. With the sneaker craze, Sotheby's officially entered the sneaker field.
This time, Sotheby's joined forces with sneaker unit Stadium Goods, held the "Ultimate Sneaker Collection" auction. A variety of super-limited and luxurious fantasy sneakers will be displayed and sold in the trailer, with the auction of up to 100 pairs.
100 The appearance of pair of sneakers at the auction at the same time will inevitably leave a strong mark for sneaker culture and also indicates that sneakers will open a new chapter, because sneakers that are "affordable to everyone" have become precious products with collection significance.
In fact, the news of sneaker auctions is not the first time. I believe that friends are still vivid in their minds about the sky-high price of Nike Air mags in 2016, which were sold at 100,000 US dollars and 200,000 US dollars respectively.
It seems that it was from then on that sneakers began to enter people's vision. There were countless jokes for a while, and in foreign countries, there was a "feat" of changing vehicles of different colors to match sneakers.
Since they are precious sneakers that have entered the auction, I believe that all of these sneakers are of great origin. The items that appeared at the Sotheby's auction of "Ultimate Sneaker Collection" include:
Moon Shoe (1972), Nike Air Mag (2011, 2016), Travis Scott x Air Jordan 4, four limited editions, including Adidas PW x CC x HU x NMD KARL LAGERFELD special edition, as well as super-limited sneakers such as Nike SB PARIS, Nike SB What the Dunk.
If you still don’t have much concept of them, then you can use the price to experience the feeling of “when you hit a bicycle, you don’t know that the wheels of a bicycle are more expensive than your own car”.
Nike Air Mag (2011, 2016)
Size: Both pairs are US11
Nike Air Mag These sneakers should be everyone's old friends, after all, the time for the sky-high shoes at that time started because of it. To be precise, Nike Air Mag 2011 and 2016 should be two pairs of shoes.
This pair of sneakers appeared in the movie "Back To The Future II" produced by the great director Spielberg .
After 20 years of careful research by Nike, the "unfinished version" of Nike Air Mag 2011 was released in 2011. Although it is not equipped with an automatic lace-up system, its price is also eye-catching with its sci-fi appearance. No one has bid on Sotheby's official website. The reserve price has reached 11,000 US dollars .
The "complete version" of Nike Air Mag 2016 not only has a cool appearance, but also comes with a super dream automatic lace-up system and foot-sensing technology. The support of high-tech has brought the bidding price of this pair of shoes to 40,000 US dollars .
This time, Sotheby's also invited the actor Michael J. Fox of that year to wear these masterpieces, which is of great representation and significance. The final transaction price is expected to be between 50,000 and 70,000 US dollars.
Adidas PW x CC x HU x NMD KARL LAGERFELD
Size: US9.5
At this Sotheby's auction, we saw the Chanel x Pharrell x adidas Originals that many people dream of. This pair uses Chanel's most representative black as the main tone.
sneakers with the words "PHARRELL" and "CHANEL" embroidered on the left and right uppers were respectively. When they were released in 2017, only 500 pairs were launched worldwide. Now the bidding base price for US5 size is 7,500 .
But do you think this is already crazy?
Adidas PW x CC x HU x NMD KARL LAGERFELD is the boss of this Adidas camp. When you see the name KARL LAGERFELD, you should understand the meaning behind this pair of shoes.
Adidas PW x CC x HU x NMD KARL LAGERFELD has made minor modifications based on the original Chanel x Pharrell x adidas Originals.
The original "Chanel" printed on the right shoe was replaced with "Karl", which is also a gift made by Pharrell Williams for Karl Lagerfeld, so this pair of shoes is also the only pair of s in . Its preciousness can be imagined. The auction price also starts from 26,000 US dollars !
Air Jordan 11 "RE2PECT"
Size: US9.5
Derek Jeter is one of the greatest captains of the New York Yankees , and is also the legendary baseball player signed by Jordan Brand. In 2017, in order to commemorate his retirement, Jordan Brand created the "RE2PECT" theme with one of the greatest shoes ever, Air Jordan 11.
The whole pair of shoes has a deep navy blue suede to create the shoe body. The shoelaces are also made of leather, and the white midsole and milky outsole are the same as the Grey Suede gray suede.
upper adopts a press-formed Jumpman logo, and the heel embroidery is the back 2 of Derek Jeter.
If you simply think that this pair of shoes is just the high-top version of last year's Air Jordan 11 Low RE2PECT, then the cost of this high-top is a bit high.
The extremely rare Air Jordan 11 "RE2PECT" is now priced at US10.5 on Stadium Goods for US$47,500.
In comparison, Sotheby's current US 9.5 3w bidding reserve price looks extremely conscientious.
Moon Shoe
Size: US12.5
In addition to the above pairs, the most popular Moon Shoe at the Sotheby's auction of "Ultimate Sneaker Collection" should not be Nike's co-founder and track and field coach Bill Bowerman designed for the 1972 Olympic qualifiers at the time.
The whole pair of shoes was completely hand-made, which was quite groundbreaking and historically significant in the history of Nike's development. At that time, only 12 double was produced. Due to the quality of handmade, each pair is irregular and unique.
Moreover, the US12.5 pair at this auction is the only known shoe sole that has not worn out. The preciousness is self-evident. Therefore, the auction price of 80,000 US dollars is also worth the money!
At present, the auction has started to compete and is expected to end before on the 24th of this month (domestic time). In addition to the super heavy shoes introduced above, there are also a series of super limited PE and limited editions of relatives and friends. Friends who like it can go to Sotheby's official website to find out!
