Of course, the shoes are already sold out with one remaining through a giveaway.
UPDATE:Lil Nas Xhas responded to Nike blocking sales of his specialty “Satan Shoes.”
“freedom of expression gone out the window.
MSCHF
but that’s gonna change soon.”
EARLIER:Nike’s beef with the Lil Nas X “Satan shoes” is heating up.
So, some orders may have already been fulfilled.
Lil Nas X is alsogiving away the last pair the 666th one on Twitter.
“We don’t have any further details to share on pending legal matters.
However, we can tell you we do not have a relationship with Lil Nas X or MSCHF.
There is no better way to start a conversation about consumer culture than by participating in consumer culture.
MSCHF is fully context chameleonic.”
MSCHF noted how they released “Jesus Shoes” over a year ago, also with the Nike swoosh.
“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?
Satan is as much part of the art historical canon as Jesus, from Renaissance Hellmouths to Milton.
Satan exists as the challenger to the ultimate authority.
We were delighted to work with Lil Nas X on Satan Shoes and continue this dialogue.”
A rep for Lil Nas X did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
This article has been updated with a statement from MSCHF.
