Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezys sell for record-breaking $1.8million

nme.com:

Kanye West at the 2008 Grammy Awards have sold for $1.8million (£1.3million) at auction.The sale, conducted through auction house Sotheby’s, makes the Nike Air Yeezy 1 ‘Grammy’ sample the most expensive shoe ever sold.Before the auction, it was reported that the sneakers expected to sell for over $1million (£728,000).It eclipses the previous record holder, a game-worn pair of basketball star Michael Jordan’s Air Jordans, which sold for $615,000 (£443,000) last August.The Yeezys sold by Sotheby’s were purchased by the investment company Rares.

The company’s CEO Gerome Sapp said: “We are thrilled to work with Sotheby’s on this acquisition.”“Our goal in purchasing such an iconic shoe—and a piece of history—is to increase accessibility and.