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Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1. Photo: Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton has reinvented itself over the past decade as not only a luxury powerhouse but a name that has become synonymous with groundbreaking collaborations. The brand’s former creative director, the late Virgil Abloh, elevated streetwear to a luxury level never before seen. The French luxury brand just announced the in-store release of Abloh’s Nike Air Force 1 collection. Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1. Photo: Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1. Photo: Louis VuittonA total of nine iterations of these high fashion AF1s will be released as part of the men’s spring-summer 2022 collection. Classic colourways of the AF1s, including pairs in white and red, get the Louis Vuitton treatment and are reimagined in leather monogram. High top versions of the shoes in white and in white and grey Damier checks bear both the Nike swoosh as well as the Louis Vuitton emblem. You can bring a pair home starting June 1 for US$2,750. But that is if you can get your hands on a pair. Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1. Photo: Louis Vuitton This Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1 special edition was auctioned for charity through Sotheby's. Photo: Louis VuittonEarlier this year, a limited edition run of 200 pairs of the shoes Abloh created for his final Louis Vuitton collection were sold through auction house Sotheby’s. Pairs of the shoes, packaged in special edition orange Louis Vuitton cases, fetched as much as US$ 176,400. The action brought in a total of US$2.5 million in sales. Ahead of the release, Louis Vuitton is hosting an exhibition in New York's Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse that showcases 47 pairs of one-of-a-kind Air Force 1s that have been given the Louis V treatment. Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1. Photo: Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton X Nike Air Force 1. Photo: Louis VuittonTaking a page from his brand Off-White, Abloh had a track record of injecting pop-culture elements into his designs for Louis Vuitton. This Nike Air Force 1 crossover is not the first time Louis Vuitton has capitalised on the cultural power of basketball. Louis Vuitton and NBA’s collaboration enters a second season this year. In 2021, the French fashion house created a trophy case for the championship trophy with its signature monogram. The fashion house has since developed an entire collection of leather goods, accessories and apparel, including a leather letterman jacket that retails for US$10,000. Also see: Who in the NBA is wearing the US$6.5 million Patek Philippe Author(s) Forty years after its creation in 1982, Nike's Air Force 1 model remains one of the most popular and iconic sneakers ever created. For Louis Vuitton, Virgil Abloh designed a bespoke rendition just before he tragically passed away on November 28. A tribute to the hip-hop culture that influenced the avant-garde designer throughout his career, here's everything you need to know about the unique design. Courtesy of LOUIS VUITTON Louis Vuitton creates a new sneaker in collaboration with NikeA fusion between the emblematic original Air Force 1s and the signature style of Louis Vuitton, this new sneaker was designed by Virgil Abloh for the Spring/Summer 2022 season. Entirely crafted in calfskin and enhanced with natural leather piping, the design combines the Monogram with the Damier, two highly identifiable motifs from the French house. It all comes together for an ultra-sharp design. 200 pairs will be auctionedA total of 200 pairs will be available for auction at a starting price of $2,000. Sneaker enthusiasts will be able to bid online, via the undisputed expert in the auction of the rarest and most desirable shoes: Sotheby's. Each trainer will be accompanied by a Pilote bag also from the spring-summer 2022 collection. In Monogram Taurillon leather and in a bright orange, it features the legendary S-lock clasp in white metal. A veritable trunk of modern times, this reinterpretation of the house's archives becomes a perfect complement to the characteristic lines of the Nike logo. Most Popular
Courtesy of LOUIS VUITTON In accordance with the wishes of the artistic director, the profits from sales will be donated to the scholarship he created in 2020, in partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund association. The fund, Post-Modern, intends to grant financial means as well as support to promising students of Afro-American and African origin, reflecting the creator's commitment to the promotion of equity and inclusion in an industry that is still lagging behind in this area. These new Louis Vuitton exclusives will be presented during an exhibitionFor the most curious, the new Air Force 1 sneakers designed by Louis Vuitton and the American giant, as well as their Pilote bags, can already be seen in a public exhibition at the New York Sotheby's, an essential place for art and luxury. Courtesy of LOUIS VUITTON Most Popular
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Sothebys.com Translation by Anissa Agrama More videos from Vogue.fr on Youtube : Did Louis Vuitton and Nike collaborate?Dubbed the “sneaker collaboration to end all sneaker collaborations”, the shoes were first previewed at Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2022 runway show in June last year. In total Abloh designed 47 bespoke pairs for the collection, fusing the trainer's classic codes with the insignia and materials of Louis Vuitton.
How much is LV Nike?For the first time ever, the Louis Vuitton AF1 will be made outside of Nike Factories, exclusively handmade in Fiesso d'Artico. The Nike x Louis Vuitton Air Force 1 will be offered to customers in both low and mid-top silhouettes, priced at $4000 and $5000 respectively.
What has Nike collaborated?Here are the Nike sneaker collaborations that honor the Waffle as the street style comeback shoe that never actually left.. Jacquemus. ... . Sacai. ... . Undercover. ... . Fragment. ... . CLOT. ... . Off-White. ... . Tom Sachs. ... . Stranger Things.. How much will the LV Air Force Ones be?UPDATE (07/12): An online launch of the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 by Virgil Abloh collection has been confirmed for next week on July 19. US pricing will range from $2,750 for the Air Force 1 Low, offered in seven colorways, to $3,450 for the two variations of the Air Force 1 Mid.
How many Nikes Does Louis Vuitton have?Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Collection Releasing July 19th. After 200 pairs of the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s were made available via a Sotheby's auction in February and sold for an average of $126,500 per pair, there will now be pairs releasing for retail.
Did Nike sue BAPE?Modeled after the Nike Air Force 1 — borrowing essentially every detail from the flagship sneaker — it's a wonder that A Bathing Ape has never been sued by The Swoosh, especially considering Nike's itchy legal trigger finger.
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