A pair of Nike Air Yeezy 2 trainers are on sale in Dubai for nearly Dh80,000.
The Red Octobers are stocked by luxury boutique store Nikita Efremov at Mall of the Emirates.
They are considered some of the rarest Yeezy trainers and stem from a collaboration between Nike and Kanye West, now known as Ye, before his partnership with adidas. The all-red shoes were released online in February 2014. Only 400 pairs were made, which sold out immediately.
In 2021, a pair of Nike Air Yeezy 1 shoes fetched a record-breaking $1.8 million, becoming the most expensive shoes sold.
The Air Yeezy 1 launched in a limited series in 2009, followed by the Air Yeezy 2 in 2012. The following year, West ended his partnership with Nike, deeming his share of the revenue insufficient, and going on to work with adidas in 2014. However, despite enjoying commercial success, West's relationship with adidas came to an acrimonious end last year.
Other trainers on sale at Nikita Efremov include a pair of Air Jordan 1 Retro High Off-White White, a collaboration between Nike and the late Virgin Abloh. The pair features all-white leather, a deconstructed version of the Swoosh symbol, and Abloh's famed typography style. The shoes are priced at Dh28,490.
There is also a pair of Nike Air Force 1 Low SP Tiffany and Co, which features suede elements as well as the jewellery brand's famed Tiffany Blue colour. The insides are made out of soft leather. They are selling for Dh7,490.
The last two pairs are collaboration pieces between Nike and Travis Scott: high-tops priced at Dh14,990 and Dh10,290.
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The flights
FlyDubai flies direct from Dubai to Skopje in five hours from Dh1,314 return including taxes. Hourly buses from Skopje to Ohrid take three hours.
The tours
English-speaking guided tours of Ohrid town and the surrounding area are organised by Cultura 365; these cost €90 (Dh386) for a one-day trip including driver and guide and €100 a day (Dh429) for two people.
The hotels
Villa St Sofija in the old town of Ohrid, twin room from $54 (Dh198) a night.
St Naum Monastery, on the lake 30km south of Ohrid town, has updated its pilgrims' quarters into a modern 3-star hotel, with rooms overlooking the monastery courtyard and lake. Double room from $60 (Dh 220) a night.
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Weather warnings show that Storm Eunice is soon to make landfall. The videographer and I are scrambling to return to the other side of the Channel before it does. As we race to the port of Calais, I see miles of wire fencing topped with barbed wire all around it, a silent ‘Keep Out’ sign for those who, unlike us, aren’t lucky enough to have the right to move freely and safely across borders.
We set sail on a giant ferry whose length dwarfs the dinghies migrants use by nearly a 100 times. Despite the windy rain lashing at the portholes, we arrive safely in Dover; grateful but acutely aware of the miserable conditions the people we’ve left behind are in and of the privilege of choice.
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