Kanye West‘s first Yeezy shoes are set to go up for sale, with the sneakers expected to sell for over $1 million (£727,650).The rapper wore the sample of the Nike-made shoes in February 2008 during his performance at the 50th Grammy Awards.The Nike Air Yeezy 1 kick-started the multi-billion-dollar-valued Yeezy sneaker and clothing brand when they finally launched the following year.
West eventually split from Nike in 2013 in order to partner Yeezy with Adidas, and they remain in business together to this day.Sotheby’s say that “the Nike Air Yeezy I and Air Yeezy II are still some of the most coveted sneakers by collectors” and, as a result, West’s prototype pair in question are the most valuable sneakers ever to be sold by the auction.
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