Nike agrees to settlement with ‘Satan Shoe’ maker
The company behind the “Satan Shoes” released in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X has settled with Nike over the sneakers the corporate giant said were trademark infringement.
MSCHF, the Brooklyn studio that developed 666 pairs of customized Nike Air Max 97s — complete with an apparent drop of human blood in the midsole — issued a voluntary recall for the kicks.
In a Friday email the company offered a full refund of the original retail price and shipping costs to customers who purchased either the Satan Shoes or the previously released “Jesus Shoes.”
The Satan Shoes went for $1,018 each. “We have agreed to settle the lawsuit,” the MSCHF email read. “As part of the settlement, Nike has asked us, and we have agreed, to initiate a recall.”