Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Low 'Virgil Abloh – Black/White'

In 2022 . 40 years since the Air Force 1 was introduced . a culmination of the rich history of the silhouette was realized with the introduction of the Louis Vuitton x Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh. Released posthumously . Alboh's work seamlessly connected the decades of prominence of Nike's famed sneaker.
In total . Virgil Abloh designed 47 bespoke pairs of the Nike “Air Force 1” for the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2022 show in collaboration with Nike. To distinguish them from the original Nike Air Force 1 . the sneakers were made with materials employed in Abloh's Louis Vuitton men's collections and styled with his signature quotation marks . echoing the written graphics Abloh used to adorn the shoes. Every pair was made by Louis Vuitton in Fiesso d'Artico . marking the first time the AF1 model was crafted outside of a Nike factory.
In January 2022 . the first installment of the Louis Vuitton x Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh came to market through Sotheby's . with a total of 200 pairs offered at auction in an exclusive colorway and accompanying pilot case. A general release of 9 additional pairs dropped in June 2022. This collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Nike has resulted in some of the most authentic . high-end sneakers ever created.