A pair of trainers dubbed ‘Jesus Shoes‘ — with holy-water injected
The now-trending godly sneakers, which were created by MSCHF (Mischief), a Brooklyn-based creatives, sold out within minutes of being released online on Tuesday, October 8.
The MSCHF rebranded a pair of Nike Air Max 97 sneakers to implement the idea of walking on water with ‘Jesus Shoes’.
Nike was, however, not connected to the project in any way.
The ‘Jesus Shoes’, which are selling for as much as £3,000 (approximately N1.1million), contain holy water from the Jordan river in the bubbled soles, a steel crucifix on top of the laces of the right trainer and a red blob at the tip of each
Each pair contains 60 cubic centimeters of liquid.
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In addition to the holy water, which was blessed by a priest, there
The bottoms of the shoes are also dyed a reddish tint to mimic the shoes worn by popes long ago.
“We thought of that Arizona Iced Tea and Adidas collab, where they
“So we wanted to make a statement about how absurd collab culture
The company also disclosed that more of the sneakers will be available from October 22.