In the early 1990s , Apple partner with Adidas to design a duet of chunky white tennis shoe that featured the wordApplealongside a rainbow - colored Apple logo . According toJustCollecting News , the shoes never reached the food market , and it ’s believe that the prototypes were sold to Apple employees .
As far as we know , only two pairs exist . One was unearthed in 2016 at a garage sales event in Palo Alto , California , and by and by betray at anauction — and the other one is hitting the auction block next month . iMorereportsthat the auction will be host by Heritage Auctions in Dallas on March 24 , but you may submit your bids online bulge March 3 .
Though these size-9.5 sneakers are n’t quite as gleaming as brand - new kicks , their slightly raddled show hand them a classical ’ 90s charm that many present-day shoe designers are trying to mime . It ’s not always the smell for less — a pair of pre - upset aureate Goose sneakers , for example , couldcostyou almost $ 500 .
It remains to be seen just how much money bidder are willing to vanquish out for these ultra - rareAppleones , but the popularity of vintage Apple products in general suggest that it could be a considerable totality . Back in 2014 , the Henry Ford Museum pay a astonishing $ 905,000 for an Apple Computer 1 , though the fact that it was hand - built by Steve Wozniak , one of Apple ’s founding father , no doubt intemperately contributed to its appeal .
Adidas sneaker were n’t Apple ’s first foray into the world ofwearablemerchandise . In 1986 , just a year after Steve Jobs ’s tense issue , the company launched The Apple Collection , featuring popped - collar Polo , T - shirts and sweaters emblazon with Apple in funky , multi - colored lettering , and even the first Apple watch ( which cost $ 35 and only told time ) . See the catalogue in all its retro gloryhere .
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