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April 09, 2021

Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes' to be recalled

MSCHF

New York art collective MSCHF which made "Satan Shoes" that purportedly contain a drop of human blood in the soles, has agreed to issue a voluntary recall as part of a legal settlement with Nike, the New York Times reports. The $1,018 trainers are modified Nike Air Max 97s, with only 666 pairs made and all but one, which Lil Nas X, who collaborated in the creation of the shoe, held so he could choose the recipient, have been shipped. MSCHF will offer full refunds to customers in order to remove the shoes from circulation. However, limited edition shoes can fetch higher prices among collectors so it is not clear how many - if any - customers will return the products.

Nike has announced a new line of sneakers in collaboration with Grateful Dead. The Nike SB Dunk Low Grateful Dead cost $110 and come in three different colors - orange, green and yellow, Kicks on Fire reports. The sneakers take their inspiration from the band’s iconic dancing bears, and they feature faux-fur and suede exterior lining, a frayed Nike Swoosh mimicking the bears’ collars, and a circular imagine of the bear on the tongue. Inside the shoes are a bear-adorned slip, a sockliner with the Steal Your Face skull printed on the underside, and a small zipper pouch on the inner tongue for stashing weed.