We have often seen rappers and musicians collab with sneaker manufacturers and come up with some of the most iconic sneakers of all times. 

Kanye West, for example, practically revived Adidas’ sneakers line up, with his iconic Yeezy line of sneakers.

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Now, Billie Eilish seems to be the latest pop star to take sneaker designing and launching her own line of sneakers.

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Billie Eilish is all set to release her new line of sneakers, which were made in collaboration with Nike’s Jordan. The sneakers will be a refresh of the classic Air Force 1 silhouette, with some minor, but mighty impressive tweaks.

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Weeks before the launch though, images of the refreshed sneakers were ‘leaked’ online. 

The 'Bad Guy' singer has been a massive sneakerhead ever since she came into the public eye. Pick any of her public appearances since 2015, and you will see her wearing some of the coolest kicks any sneakerhead would give a leg and an arm to have.

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Naturally, it was only time before she too got into the sneaker game.

Going by the ‘leaked’ images it might be a little hard for a regular person to spot the difference between a regular pair of Air Force 1’s and the ones designed by Billie Eilish, which are being called the Air Jordan 1 KO.

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First off, there are the obvious neon colourways that we will be seeing. On the tongue, instead of a label that says “Nike Air Jordan,” we see her signature “Blohsh” insignia or the image of a man with his shoulder raised.

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Other than this, we also see that in the insole, we get Billie’s own branding instead of the traditional Air Jordan branding. The original package will also contain a small notebook, alluding to Billie’s abilities as a songwriter.

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The sneakers are set to drop in a few weeks and major sneaker publications are expecting it to cost around $120 dollars. 

While there are no reports about the kicks coming to India and if they eventually do drop here, be prepared to shell out about Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 for a pair.

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Sneakerheads, especially if they’re hardcore fans of Billie Eilish, better get their hands on these when they can, because within days of these dropping, before they show up in the resell market at exorbitant markups.

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