First Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 by Virgil Abloh Sells for Whopping N147mYour support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. After being up for auction on auction house Sotheby’s for two weeks, bidding for the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Lows has officially closed. Interesting, a size 5 commanded the highest price of all 200 pairs auctioned, selling for a whopping $352,800 which is about N147 million. Coming in far behind as the second-highest selling shoes in the pair of the super-rare sneakers is a size 9.5 that sold for $201,600. Recommended for you No old notes yet from CBN, banks begin ration of old notes, Supreme Court s... PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app More than 150 of the pairs available sold for $100,000 or more, possibly establishing a new landscape for sneakers in the auction market. The Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s were conceptualized by the French fashion house’s late menswear designer, Virgil Abloh, who passed away from a rare form of cancer in November 2021. According to Complex, proceeds from the auction will go to the Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund, which supports the education of Black students. Abloh who before making history as Louis Vuitton's first Black artistic director, founded the cultish streetwear label Off-White, had been battling with cancer for two years, a statement on his official Instagram page reveals. Recommended for you Finally, Peter Obi's lawyers begin inspection of 2023 presidential election... In other news, Rihanna is out here redefining what many people understand maternity fashion to be, one fashionable ensemble at a time! Legit.ng reported that the 33-year-old Fenty mogul who is expecting her first baby with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, wore another trendsetting outfit while - according to People - she was out to dinner Wednesday evening, February 9. The mom-to-be showed off her stomach in a brown crop top, which she paired with low-rise blue jeans, sporting a trucker hat and a patterned fur coat while revealing her baby bump in another show-stopping maternity look. Source: Legit.ng The auction for Nike’s first Louis Vuitton Air Force 1s has closed with the highest-selling pair going for $352,800 which is about N147 million The size 5 pair was designed by the late Virgil Abloh and set the high mark among the 200 pairs auctioned by Sotheby’s It came in well ahead of the second most expensive, a size 9.5 that sold for $201,600 which is about N84 million Your support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Legit.ng