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Kanye West’s “Grammy Worn” black leather, a prototype 12-size Nike Air Yeezy 1 sneaker, hit a record $ 1.8 million in private sales, Sotheby’s announced Monday. Sotheby’s announced on Monday Sotheby’s announced on Monday that Kanye West sneakers were going down the runways for $ 1.8 million, a new world record for a pair of sneakers. The American rapper’s 2008 “Grammy Worn” Nike Air Yeezy samples were prototypes of a line developed by West and Mark Smith for Nike. They appeared at a 2008 performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards. RARES was a platform for buyers to invest in snea...

BBC News Published image captionThe trainers sold for $1.8m on Monday A pair of shoes designed and worn by the musician Kanye West have sold for $1.8m (£1.3m) at auction - the highest amount ever paid for trainers. The Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes beat the previous record, which was held by a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s that sold for $615,000 last year. "The sale also marks the first pair of sneakers to top $1m," Sotheby's auction house said on Monday. West first wore the shoes while performing at the Grammys in 2008. They are a US size 12, or a UK 11.

Installation view of "Raul Mourão: Empty Head" at Nara Roesler, NY. Photo: Charles Roussel. Sotheby’s has ramped up its foray into new sales territories, such as sneakers and pop culture, with today’s announcement that the auction house might have set a new high for a pair of sneakers, sold privately for $1.8 million. Several aspects of the sale are noteworthy, including that the black Nike sneakers were worn by Kanye West at the 2008 Grammy Awards, where he performed Hey Mama. The shoes, known as “Nike Air Yeezy,” are also reportedly the first pair of sneakers to break the $1 milli...

Kanye's Yeezy sneakers snag world record $1.8 million in private sale - Sotheby's 04/26/2021 13:05 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Kanye West sneakers that sent athletic shoes strutting down fashion runways sold for $1.8 million, a new world record price for a pair of sneakers, Sotheby's announced on Monday. The American rapper's 2008 'Grammy Worn' Nike Air Yeezy samples were prototypes for a line developed by West and Mark Smith for Nike. They were revealed during West's performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The buyer was sneaker investing platform RARES, which paid the highest publicly record...

Kanye West sneakers shatter sale records at R25m By AFP Share A pair of Nike Air Yeezy 1s worn by rapper Kanye West sold for $1.8 million (R25m), triple the previous record for sneakers, Sotheby's said on Monday, as the market for rare sports shoes soars. The shoes beat the record held by a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s which sold for $615,000 in August 2020 at a Christie's auction. The record price for sneakers has been broken several times recently as what was seen as a niche market ten years ago now attracts interest from the general public as well as leading collectors.