Unusual Signed Virgil Abloh or Travis Scott, sneakers at auction this Sunday


The flagship lot of the sneaker auction, organized this Sunday in Paris, is estimated between 12,000 and 25,000 euros. It stands in the center of the Maison Millon showroom, well sheltered in its glass cage: the Jordan 1 High Off-White, signed by Virgil Abloh, the famous and late designer of Offwhite and Louis Vuitton.

“Without the signature, it is already a pair that is quite collected and quite rare”, because only a few copies are printed. “If we add the signature of Virgil Abloh, it becomes a completely unique model, which we will never find in the whole world”, presents the expert Nicolas Kerkeny.

A few steps further, another collaboration, this time with rapper Travis Scott, catches the eye. “He’s the first to have introduced the upside-down swhoosh (Nike logo),” says Nicolas Kerkeny. This fantasy, added to the notoriety of the artist, pushes the shoes up to 1,650 euros floor price.

Elsewhere on the shelves, a mismatched pair in the “Sashiko” style, an ancestral Japanese embroidery technique close to “patchwork”, rubs shoulders with Nikes stamped Dior, Gaultier or Yeezy, the line of the eccentric Ye – formerly Kanye West.

Basketball player Michael Jordan, muse of a collection in his name, is also well represented. The (replicated) models with which he won the NBA championship in 1991 and 1996, are offered at 950 euros each. This kind of collector’s pack, released in 2006 and now “not found” in traditional shops, is only printed at “50,000 units worldwide”, explains the expert, who himself approached private collectors to find the majority of the lots for sale.

A total of 207 pairs will be offered, “for all budgets and all sizes”. If the Jordan Highs hand-signed by Virgil Abloh are estimated at more than 10,000 euros, bidding for the cheapest lot will start at 160 euros. The range of sizes, from “35 and a half to 48” is also deliberately wide, although the medium sizes dominate (37 to 43).



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