Scarce Air Nike Sneaker Auction
The Air Jordan is widely credited for elevating the sneaker from athletic wear to cultural object. Over the years, countless variants and limited editions have been made, and Sotheby's has teamed up with Chicago-based English Sole to bring 50 of the rarest examples of it and several other Nikes to market. Included in the offerings are the legendary Nike Air Force 1 Entourage x Undefeated x Fukijama Gold, around which an entire episode of Entourage was built, a Kanye West signed Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Mismatch" sample that never made it to production, three pairs of all-gold Jordan IIIs, IXs, and XIs made for Usher, and the Eminem "Encore" Jordan IV. The various lots are open for bidding now and will begin closing at noon ET on March 29.