Lil Nas x Nike shoes: Nike was also "busted" in his hometown, all because of these human-blooded Satan-style shoes

Recently, H&M, Nike, adidas, Uniqlo and other brands have been exposed in China and have issued statements against the use of Xinjiang cotton products.  47 celebrities, including Wang Yibo, have already terminated their contracts with these brands.

However, in his hometown of the United States, Nike also caused public outrage for another incident and was scolded by the public.

Does it look like a Nike Air Max 97?

Satan Shoes

This is a limited edition jointly launched by the American rapper Lil Nas X, who has quickly become popular with the song "Old Town Road," and the New York street fashion brand MSCHF.

Limited edition 666 pairs, each priced at 1018 US dollars, will go on sale on March 29.

However, this shoe has a super "wonderful" gimmick-the air cushion of each shoe sole contains 60 ml of red ink and a drop of real human blood. MSCHF said the blood was taken from six MSCHF employees who donated blood voluntarily.

"Satan's shoes" are decorated with a Pentagram representing the devil and the words "Luke 10:18" (Note: the chapter in the Bible about Satan's fall from heaven).

The number "666" in the limited edition of 666 pairs does not mean that someone or something is very powerful and impressive in our ordinary sense. It is usually used to refer to the demon Satan in the context of Christianity.

Therefore, many netizens have said: I will not pay for the devil.

So, are these shoes Nike? To some extent, the shoes are Nike.

But they are MSCHF recovered from the market to the Nike Air Max 97, after the transformation into a "Satan shoes", but strictly speaking, this shoe also really is not an official Nike produced.

However, due to the similarity to Max, those netizens who only saw the pictures but did not know the truth began to get angry at Nike.

As a result, Nike saw that the situation was not good, and quickly came forward to issue a statement, clarifying the relationship with the "Satan Shoes."

"We have nothing to do with Lil Nas X and MSCHF. We have never designed and released this shoe, and we do not support them either."

BUT, this "satanic shoe" was sold out within one minute after it was put on the shelves.

After being fiercely bombarded by netizens, on March 28, Lil Nass X also released a video titled "Lil Nass X Apologizes for "Satan Shoes" on Youtube.

But netizens thought they could see his apology by clicking enter, but he didn't. Instead, he played the MV of the new song again, full of provocations and gimmicks.

Lil Nas X also tweeted to defend: "You all have to admit, the shoes are hard!... you can't sit here and lie."

Finally, this is not the first time MSCHF has played a "routine". It has also previously sold a limited edition shoe that transforms the Air Max 97, called "Jesus Shoe"-because the transparent air cushion of the sole contains "holy water" taken from the Jordan River.

Jesus Shoe

It also emphasizes that each pair of shoes has been blessed by a priest, and each pair is priced at US$1,450. It is also sold out when it is on sale. This pair of "Jesus shoes" also topped the Google sneaker search list in 2019.