If you were one of the lucky individuals who were able to get your hands on one of the 666 pairs of Lil Nas X’s famed “Satan Shoes,” congratulations, their value likely just skyrocketed.
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According to the BBC, Nike has won its lawsuit against MSCHF, the company that partnered with Lil Nas X to make the “Satan Shoes.”
In the lawsuit, Nike said "MSCHF and its unauthorized Satan Shoes are likely to cause confusion and dilution and create an erroneous association between MSCHF's products and Nike."
Only 666 pairs of the shoes were made as the modified Nike Air Max 97s featured a pentagram, the words “Luke 10:18” on the side, 60 cc ink, and one drop of human blood.
A federal judge sided with Nike and issued a temporary restraining order against MSCHF. However, MSCHF said all but one of its 666 pairs of the “Satan Shoes” have been shipped already. The company indicated it has no further plans to produce any more pairs of the “Satan Shoes.”
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MSCHF issued a statement to Fox News claiming that the “Satan Shoes” were created as artistic commentary much like the company did with its holy water-filled “Jesus Shoes” in 2019.
"Over a year ago we released the Jesus Shoes. As a manifested speculative artwork Jesus Shoes conflates celebrity collab culture and brand worship with religious worship into a limited edition line of art objects," the company said.
"Last week’s release of the Satan Shoes, in collaboration with Lil Nas X, was no different. Satan Shoes started a conversation, while also living natively in its space. It is art created for people to observe, speculate on, purchase, and own. Heresy only exists in relation to doctrine: who is Nike to censor one but not the other?"
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While Lil Nas X wasn’t named in the lawsuit, he was subject to criticism on social media after news of the shoe emerged.
The “Old Town Road” singer wasn’t shy about responding to his critics. “I made the decision to create the music video. I am an adult. I am not gonna spend my career trying to cater to your children. That is your job,” he told one user who accused him of “targeting kids.”
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