(Bloomberg) -- After the death of designer Virgil Abloh, resale prices for some of his most iconic collaborations are skyrocketing.
New pairs of the Off-White x Air Jordan Retro High OG “Chicago,” originally released in November 2017 for $190, are now selling for more than $8,000 on resale websites like StockX, EBay and GOAT. Prices began soaring shortly after the Off-White founder and LVMH star designer's death was announced on Sunday.
Abloh died of cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare, aggressive form of cancer he battled privately since 2019, a post on his Instagram account said.
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