Nike is one of the famous and well-known sports products manufacturing company available worldwide. Nike is best known for the athletic and sports shoes manufactured by them under different collections. As all know, that Jordan series of Nike is the most expensive shoe series of Nike. But not only this, there are some other shoes also which cost in six figures. First of all, let us discuss about Nike and its history.
Nike is an United States based multinational corporation which manufactures various sports related products including shoes, apparels, accessories, equipment and various other services. Nike was formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports founded in January, 1964. Actually, it was founded by an athlete and his coach from the University of Oregon, Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. Initially, Nike works as a distributor for Onitsuka Tiger, a shoe making brand, now known as ASICS. The first ever shoe pair made by Nike was for Oltis Davis, a student of Bowerman. He also claims that the particular shoes were made by Phil Knight for him only. Oltis Davis also won two gold medals in Summer Olympics of 1960. Headquarters of Nike in the United States was located at Washington, Oregon. According to the reports of 2015, more than 62,500 employees are working in Nike. After getting a huge popularity, Nike also acquires some other companies such as Cole Haan, Bauer Hockey, Converse, Starter, and Umbro. These all companies are famous for shoes manufacturing and other sports equipment too. Nike products are available in more than 100 countries worldwide including Hong Kong. In fact, warranty of several products is also provided by Nike, for which they set up a customer support department in every country, contact the concerned department at Nike Hong Kong Head Office Number.
Here are some of the most expensive/costliest shoes manufactured by Nike ever in the history. Check out these shoes below along with pictures.
Most expensive shoes by Nike
- Nike Air Mag
This expensive shoe pair by Nike costs around $37,500. Nike Air Mag was first appeared on Jimmy Kimmel. In the year 2011, Swoosh team along with Michael J Fox Foundation, ordered 1510 pairs of this show to raise funds for Parkinson’s charity. The first buyer who auctioned this shoe pair is Brit rapper Tinie Tempah and he promised to never wear these shoes.
- OVO x Air Jordan X & XII
These Nike Air Jordan October’s Very Own 10 and 12 models are auctioned for $20,000 and $100,000. Drake, a famous Canadian rapper, gave both of these pairs at Toronto Raptors game in honor of himself. These shoes are currently available in some of the premium stores of Nike only. These shoes are available on special order only. Customers can contact the customer support department for further details at Nike Hong Kong Head Office.
- Solid Gold OVO x Air Jordans
These 24K gold Air Jordan shoe pair costs for $2 million only, same as the price of luxury mansion. After the launch of these shoes, Drake immortalized the hook-up with Nike. This model of Air Jordan was made by an artist from United States, Matthew Senna. One piece of this shoes weighs around 50lbs.