Kanye West trainers sell for a record sum

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Kayne West performs at the Grammys in 2008
Kayne West performs at the Grammys in 2008
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A pair of Nike trainers worn by Kanye West at the Grammy Awards in 2008 has sold for a record sum. Sotheby’s says the rapper’s pair of “Grammy Worn” Nike Air Yeezy 1s fetched $1.8m (£1.29m) in a private sale to an investment marketplace. The price is nearly triple the auction record for trainers set in 2020, when a pair of ’85 Jordan 1s worn by the basketball superstar Michael Jordan fetched $615,000 (£442,830) at Christie’s.

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