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THESE NIKE AIR JORDANS ARE SET TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE AUCTIONED SNEAKERS OF ALL TIME

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Sotheby’s said the sneakers are the earliest-known shoes worn by Michael Jordan during a regular season.


Sotheby’s has opened bidding on what will be the most expensive sneaker ever sold at auction: a pair of Nike Air Ships worn by Michael Jordan. Current bidding is at 1.1 million US dollars, with estimates of a sale to reach 1.5 million US dollars.

The British auction house says the sneakers are accompanied by a Letter of Provenance from its owner, Mr. Tommie Tim III Lewis, who was gifted the shoes by Michael Jordan. A Letter of Opinion in regards to Game Use from MEARS Authentication, LLC confirms the authenticity.

The Nike Air Ship is an important part of sneaker history and design legacy of the original Air Jordan. In 1984, Nike gave Michael Jordan his own signature line of shoes and clothes, which was pivotal in Michael agreeing to sign with Nike. It was the first time the brand ventured into a collaboration with an athlete on this scale, paving the way for many of the player collaborations we see today.

The current record for a pair of sneakers sold at auction is 615,000 US dollars, auctioned off by Christie’s in August 2020, also worn by Jordan in the friendly match of 25 August 1985 in Trieste, as part of a Nike promotional tour. In May 2020, following the success of the successful docu-series “The Last Dance”, Sotheby’s managed to sell a pair of autographed Air Jordan 1s for a record 560,000 dollars. After the documentary aired, sales of nearly all products associated with the six-time NBA champion hit record highs.

In October 1984 America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) wrote a letter to inform Nike that Jordan’s colourful shoes were a violation of the league’s uniformity of uniform clause. Nike responded by creating an infamous ad campaign around Jordan’s ‘banned’ shoes (advertising the first Air Jordans) remarking that while “the NBA threw them out of the game, fortunately, the NBA can’t stop you from wearing them.”

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PALACE X STELLA ARTOIS REUNITES TO CELEBRATE THE PUB

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Celebrating both Soho in New York and Soho in London, for the second collab.


Speaking about the Fall/Winter 2021 collection, Palace said, “We’re stoked to be working with our favourite beer once again. For our second collection, we wanted to continue the story and to share our love of beers and the great British institution that is the pub! This time round we can finally cheers and all savour life together.”

The collection includes apparel such as T-shirts, hoodies and caps, with the stand-out piece being the stadium jacket. The jacket comes complete with Palace Artois and Stella-branded patches across the chest and arms, while it also pays tribute to either London or New York.

Alongside the clothing, Palace and Stella are also set to release a range of barware items. As well as neon signs, mirrors, bar towels, coasters and more, the two have created special-edition Stella cans that will release in select 7 Eleven in the USA and in certain locations in Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield in the UK.

The second Palace x Artois collection will drop via Palace’s web store on August 27, arriving at its London, New York and L.A. locations on the same day, as well as Dover Street Market’s London and L.A outposts.

To make it even better – Palace is opening a pub in both London and New York. In London, the Palace Artois pub will take over the Blue Posts in Soho, running from August 24 until August 27, while in New York two brands will transform the Vig Bag, opening on August 25 and running until August 26.

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UNIVERS CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SERIES OF COLLABS

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The Philippines-based clothing company dropped its first look for the 21/22 season.


UNIVERS has united with acclaimed brands like Off-White, Craig Green, Fred Perry, A.P.C and more for a scope of ready-to-wear pieces and accessories.

For a simple yet still formal garment, UNIVERS x Craig Green includes two long-sleeve shirts with Craig Green’s trademark string detailing and bedecked hole on the chest pocket. The two shirt choices come in dark grey and blue and white stripes.

Virgil Abloh and Off-White™ adds to this cool collaboration with a navy-blue t-shirt that has a broad “10” on the right chest referring to UNIVERS anniversary. The back of the t-shirt displays a unique designed adaptation of the Off-White’s arrows emblem in sea blue and blue green.

Fred Perry also contributes to the anniversary series with collaborating with UNIVERS with t-shirts that embellishes punk rock inspired patches, representing evolution and rebellion.

To top it off, Kolor offers the ready-to-wear t-shirt to the UNIVERS collaboration, which comes in white and black colourways and shows the UNIVERS name on the front in a colourful font.

UNIVERS’ has teamed with A.P.C. to create a dark-blue denim tote bag that is autographed by creative director, Jean Touitou and A.P.C.’s founder.

The store also worked with local designer and friend Pepito Albert for a set of black diamond, 14k black gold 2-carat earrings.

These items are available at the UNIVERS store in Makati, Philippines, with the exclusive lines available on the UNIVERS website.

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DESIGNER TIDHAR ZAGAGI’S ONE-MAN SHOE FACTORY

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Molding bespoke ergonomic footwear from PU foam casting.


The Israeli designer Tidhar Zagagi makes bespoke footwear on the side of the road in a project called ‘Pixel Shoe’, this sees him take to the streets with his wooden cart, or what he calls his ‘one-man shoe factory’, and makes custom kicks for passersby. By leveraging the speed and plasticity of PU foam casting, within a few minutes the customer leaves with an affordable ergonomic shoe, molded to the exact shape of their sole and fused to their socks.

The project explores the past and the future of craft manufacturing while affording an intimate exchange between customer and manufacturer, giving the consumers the power to decide. Pixel Shoe embraces a low-tech approach to custom manufacturing to approximate scenarios in the near future when large factories and sweatshops will no longer be needed, and mass production will be replaced with mass customization.

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