Off White™ x Nike Dunk low sb Lot 14 x 16 Comfimation Development Sample
Off-White™ x Nike Dunk Low "The 50" Collection — Lot 14 × Lot 16 Combined Development Sample Designed by Virgil Abloh | Nike World Headquarters Internal Sample Collection Off-White™ x Nike "The 50" Model Nike Dunk Low Lot Designation Lot 14 (Left) × Lot 16 (Right) — Combined Single Pair Type Nike WHQ Development Sample (Dev Sample) Construction CFM Drilled (Comfirmation) Condition Deadstock / Unworn (DS OG All) Upper Material Premium Suede / Enhanced Leather Quality Tags Falcon Universal Tags with QC Stamp Signature Development Signature Present (WHQ) Origin Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton, Oregon, USA Designer Virgil Abloh (1980–2021) Significance Final Nike release collection prior to Mr. Abloh's passing. This offering represents one of the most exceptional and historically significant footwear artifacts in contemporary sneaker culture. The pair combines Lot 14 and Lot 16 from Virgil Abloh's landmark "The 50" collection for Off-White™ x Nike — with the left shoe corresponding to Lot 14 and the right shoe corresponding to Lot 16 — creating a singular, mixed-lot development sample that, to current knowledge, exists as the only known example of its kind worldwide. The pair was produced internally at Nike's World Headquarters (WHQ) in Beaverton, Oregon, as part of the pre-production development and costing process. The CFM Drilled (Comfirmation) construction methodology confirms this was a working internal sample used to evaluate material costs, leather quality, and production specifications — never intended for public release. The presence of a development signature, Falcon Universal tags with QC stamp, and enhanced leather quality — surpassing the materials used in the final retail release — further confirm the pair's status as a genuine WHQ internal artifact. The combination of two distinct Lots into a single pair serves as evidence of an active comparative manufacturing evaluation conducted by Nike's internal development team. "The 50" collection holds particular cultural and historical significance as the final collaborative release between Virgil Abloh and Nike prior to Mr. Abloh's passing in November 2021. As such, authenticated artifacts from this collection — especially at the development sample level — carry both monetary and historical value that is expected to appreciate substantially over time.
Size 9
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Hi Nils,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
'The 50' was part of Virgil Abloh and Nike's 2021 landmark Off-White™ x Nike Dunk Low “Dear Summer” sneaker collaboration and so named because it consisted of 50 unique variations of the Nike Dunk Low, all sharing a similar base but differing in details like lace color, zip-tie tags, Swoosh underlays, tongue and sock-liner hues, and numbered midsole badges; in this pair, there are numbers 14 and 16.
The project extended Abloh’s creative dialogue with Nike that began with his earlier 'The Ten' collaboration, where he reinterpreted classic Nike silhouettes with deconstructed, artistic touches. 'The 50' focused on one silhouette (the Dunk Low) and pushed variation and collectability to an extreme, blending streetwear aesthetics with his signature design language of exposed elements, industrial text, and numbered editions.
It was among Abloh's final major projects before his death.
A few shoes from 'The 50' have come to auction in the past two years but their comparatively low prices (a few thousand) belie the importance of this collaboration in laying the groundwork for what has become a vibrant collecting market.
Given the connection this pair has to Nike's WHQ, if these were offered today, a wholesale value of €20.000-€30.000 would be matched by enthusiasm from the collecting world.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A unique 2021 Off White x Nike Dunk Low SB Development Sample
Lot 14 and 16
rubber, leather, synthetic
size 9
CONDITION: Unworn, mint-in-the-box
PROVENANCE: Unknown
wholesale value: € 20.000-€30.000*
insurance/retail value: €50.000
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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