One of the first pairs made by Nike – Moon Shoe
A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike,
sold for $437,500, shattering the record for a pair of sneakers at
public auction.
The so-called Nike’s ‘Moon Shoe,’
designed by Nike co-founder and track coach Bill Bowerman for runners
at the 1972 Olympics trials, was the top lot in the first-ever auction
dedicated to sneakers at Sotheby’s auction house in New York.
The handmade “Moon Shoe,” with a waffle sole pattern, was one of only
12 pairs ever made and the pair that were auctioned are the only ones
known to exist in an unworn condition.
The buyer was Canadian investor and car collector Miles Nadal, who
had previously paid $850,000 for 99 other pairs of rare or limited
collection sneakers offered by Sotheby’s.
Most Expensive Sneaker / Most Expensive Shoe
