House Sotheby’s announced on Monday that it will bid for $ 25,000 some sneakers designed by Nike for the former US president Barack Obama, some of which are examples of the Hyperdunk model only two pairs were made.
In honor of the 44th U.S. President, Sotheby’s will release the footwear on February 12, when the long weekend that ends with the President’s Day, a vacation in the US, although before that date the sport can be seen in the company’s Manhattan galleries.
Made in 2009 in size 12.5 (US size), they are the only additional pair of shoes of this model that Nike has produced, and they have been kept in very good condition for the past 12 years.
For the first time, Sotheby’s is not auctioning the product, but is selling it at a fixed price, Photo Sotheby’s.
The other identical pair has been kept in his closet by the 44th President of the United States since it was given to him in 2009. The shoes celebrate Obama’s presidency and have been kept in perfect condition, just like the day they were made 12 years ago.
“They have incredible details, including the seal of the President of the United States, the number 44 embroidered on each of the shoes and the number 1776 engraved on the soles,” the year the country gained independence, he explained. Sotheby’s director of e-commerce development Brahm Wachter in a statement.
It is the first major piece to sell Sotheby’s on a new platform it has launched, “Buy now”, where various luxury and collectibles can be bought instantly for a specified price, without having to bid.
Barack Obama (C), a Punahou high school student who tried to play a basketball game in his senior year as part of the 1979 Hawaii State Men’s Champions (Photo by Handout / Heritage Auctions / AFP)
The custom sportswear model reflects Obama’s passion for basketball and is the same as the model created for the US national basketball team that created the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Obama and Nike have worked together in different ways over the years, and in 2020 the sports brand donated $ 5 million to the Obama Foundation to create public spaces to promote physical activity at the institution’s headquarters, which will be built in. South Chicago this summer.
With information from EFE