In April 2021, auction house Sotheby's sold Kanye West's Nike Air Yeezy 1 "Prototype" for 1.8 million U.S. dollars, making them the most expensive sneakers ever sold at auctions to date. The artist wore these shoes during the 2008 Grammy Awards for his performance of ''Hey Mama" and "Stronger". Considered the rarest Yeezy sneakers ever released so far, the Nike Air Yeezy 1's are known as "Prototype" as they were seen for the first time during West's Grammy performance, before being officially launched on the market. A pair of Nike Air Ships worn by Michael Jordan in 1984 ranked second on the list, sold by Sotheby's for roughly 1.47 million U.S. dollars in October 2021. These shoes were the
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