The Charity Auction at Sotheby’s Kicks off Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2022 Collection by Virgil Abloh
Louis Vuitton, Nike and Sotheby’s have announced ‘The Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh’ charity auction to kick off Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2022 Collection by Virgil Abloh. The auction will be open for bidding 26 January – 8 February on Sothebys.com
Louis Vuitton is collaborating with Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination for art and luxury, to auction 200 special edition pairs of Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh sneakers with Louis Vuitton pilot cases. The auction is a link in a string of related Louis Vuitton events to take place from January through 2022.
Proceeds will benefit The Virgil Abloh™ “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund, which in partnership with the Fashion Scholarship Fund, supports the education of academically promising students of Black, African American, or African descent.”
The auction marks the first-ever release of the Louis Vuitton and Nike “Air Force 1” created by Virgil Abloh in collaboration with Louis Vuitton and Nike for the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2022 Collection. Prior to his passing on 28 November 2021, the Louis Vuitton Men’s Artistic Director was involved in the early organization of the auction and its surrounding events.