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By Mike Bedigan, PA Los Angeles Correspondent & Steve Houghton

Trainers designed by Virgil Abloh raise record-breaking £18.7m at auction

A charity auction of 200 pairs of special trainers created by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh has raised a record-breaking $25.3 million (£18.7 million).

The proceeds – which are more than eight times the auction’s overall $3 million high estimate – will go to Abloh’s scholarship fund.

The designer, known for working with stars including Kanye West and Victoria Beckham, died in November aged 41 after privately battling cancer since 2019.

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