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The Lil Nas X Satan Shoes created by the Brooklyn collective, MSCHF Product Studio, are indeed banned from sale.
Nike, which had taken legal action for fraudulent use of their brand, finally reached an agreement with the artists.
The Air Max 97 customized with a drop of real blood in the sole and a passage from the Gospel referring to Satan's descent into hell are no longer permitted on Earth.
665 pairs had been put on sale at a price of 1,018 dollars (like verse 18 of chapter 10 of the Gospel according to Saint Luke previously mentioned).
Sold-out in no time, the 666th was to be won by a happy surfer.
MSCHF agreed to recall all the Satan Shoes, but also the Jesus Shoes he created in 2019, also based on an Air Max 97, and which had a drop of holy water in the sole, says the Guardian.
Art vs commerce
The Satan Shoes were part of the marketing plan for the release of Lil Nas X's new single, Montero (
Call Me By Your Name
).
If the rapper lamented on Twitter that "freedom of expression goes through the window", the buzz is still successful.
The clip, released on March 26, shows 109,257,464 views on the clock.
The single, meanwhile, went straight to number one on the US charts.
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