Jesus Shoes - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 14 Oct 2019 01:10:37 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Jesus Shoes - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 $1,425 ‘Jesus Shoes' filled with holy water sell out in 1 minute flat https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/10/14/jesus-shoes-holy-water/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 06:53:06 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=122117 In a first-century collaboration (we mean the A.D. era, people), a Brooklyn-based company created $1,425 customized Nike sneakers called "Jesus Shoes" — that sold out in one minute. The sneakers, a pair of Nike Air Max 97s injected with holy water derived from the Jordan River in the Middle East and adorned with a steel Read more

$1,425 ‘Jesus Shoes' filled with holy water sell out in 1 minute flat... Read more]]> In a first-century collaboration (we mean the A.D. era, people), a Brooklyn-based company created $1,425 customized Nike sneakers called "Jesus Shoes" — that sold out in one minute.

The sneakers, a pair of Nike Air Max 97s injected with holy water derived from the Jordan River in the Middle East and adorned with a steel crucifix, are by creative label MSCHF.

Head of commerce Daniel Greenberg, 22, tells Yahoo Lifestyle that an August brainstorm meeting on brand partnerships, including one between Adidas-Arizona, produced the winning idea.

"I said, ‘What would a collab look like with Jesus Christ?" Greenberg tells Yahoo Lifestyle. "You could say Jesus is the most influential person of all time." Read more

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