trainer culture.
Despite a pandemic-related delay, Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street has finally thrown open its doors, to show off the best of the latest kicks and track its evolution from humble sports shoe to an auction record-breaker.
Divided into different zones, the exhibition explores the multi-layered appeal of trainers
, such as the constant innovations that have kept customers coming back for more.
Here, visitors can explore the earliest days of
trainer-dom via the 1919 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star to the revolutionary Reebok Pump of 1989, that offered a custom fit with its inflatable tongue, and see how cutting-edge solutions have been applied to mass-market footwear.
Kanye West sneaker sale breaks records
Rapper’s Nikes sell on auction block for $1.8 million
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FILE - Kanye West performs at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2008. The Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes worn by West during his performance were acquired for $1.8 million by social investing platform Rares. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) (AP2008)
A “Grammy Worn” pair of Kanye West’s famous sneakers just set a record on Monday.
The Nike Air Yeezy 1 prototypes sold on the Sotheby’s auction block for $1.8 million. They were acquired by RARES, a sneaker investment marketplace.
The sale marks the highest publicly recorded price for a sneaker sale and the first pair of sneakers to top $1 million.
Million dollar kicks? Kanye West sneaker sale could break records
Rapper’s Nikes go on auction block for $1 million
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian arrive at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
Sneaker aficionados can own a pair of Kanye West’s famous sneakers for just about a million dollars.
The Nike Air Yeezy 1 prototypes are going on the Sotheby’s auction block. The auction house has valued the sneakers for “in excess of $1 million,” making them the most expensive to ever go up for auction.
The only other sale for celebrity sneakers was an autographed pair owned by Michael Jordan. Those Nike Air Jordan 1s sold for $615,000 at a Christie’s auction last May.