A pair of Michael Jordan’s sneakers from 1984 offered for nearly $1.5 million at Sotheby’s on Sunday, setting a document for sneakers at public sale.
The 1984 Nike Air Ships are Jordan’s earliest identified common season game-worn Nikes. The sneakers, the primary pair of sneakers to ever crack the $1 million mark at an public sale, going for $1.472 million, have been acquired by collector Nick Fiorella.
The signed sneakers are from Jordan’s fifth NBA recreation in his rookie season, Sotheby’s mentioned. The pink and white sneakers have been designed by Bruce Kilgore.
“To current such a groundbreaking and necessary pair of sneakers at this particular public sale in Las Vegas additional solidifies the energy and broad attain of the sneaker gathering neighborhood,” mentioned Brahm Wachter, head of Sotheby’s streetwear and fashionable collectibles division. The public sale home started promoting sneakers solely in 2019.
Nike Air Jordan 1 Excessive game-worn sneakers from 1985 offered by Christie’s set the earlier document once they have been offered in August 2020.
Sotheby’s offered a pair of Kanye West “Grammy Worn” Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes from 2008 for $1.8 million in April, however these have been offered in a non-public sale, it mentioned.
