After 200 pairs of the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s were made available via a Sotheby’s auction in February and sold for an average of $126,500 per pair, there will now be pairs releasing for retail.
These LV x Nike Air Force 1 colorways include several two-tone styles in Blue, Red, and Green, tonal Black and White color schemes along with a Multicolored pair, and a Metallic Gold offering.
The first nine styles have been offered to select Louis Vuitton clients for purchase, there are expected to be 21 total colorways releasing for retail, but there has been no word on the remaining 12 pairs.
Look for the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 retail editions to become available this June via the LV website, with early access going to LV community members. The Lows will retail for 2,000 euro and 2,500 euro for the Mids, available in sizes 3.5 to 18.
Check out the “Friends & Family” pairs here.
UPDATE 7/12: The LV Air Force 1 colorways will be available online on July 19th. The Lows retail for $2,750 USD and Mids for $3,450 USD.
UPDATE 5/17: From May 21-31, 2022, the exhibition Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh will take place at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in Brooklyn. Open to the public, the expansive showcase charts the creative dialogue between Nike and Louis Vuitton envisioned by the Maison’s Men’s Artistic Director Virgil Abloh for the Spring/Summer 2022 collection prior to his passing on November 28, 2021. The 47 editions of the Nike Air Force 1 sneaker created by Virgil Abloh in partnership with Nike for Louis Vuitton will be displayed in physical and virtual form in immersive spaces reflective of the designer’s domains of creation and presentation. Coinciding with the exhibition, a number of corresponding installations will take place around New York City and the world.
The Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 retail editions will be available this June via the LV website, with early access going to LV community members. The Lows will retail for 2,000 euro and 2,500 euro for the Mids, available in sizes 3.5 to 18.
Check out the photos along with a rendering of the LV x Nike Air Force 1 NYC exhibition below.