The CdG Rejuvenation of Nike's Breezy Throwback Runner
With a new COMME des GARÇONS Homme Plus presentation comes new Nike sneakers. The CdG sub-label recently presented its Fall/Winter 2025 collection titled "To Hell With War," featuring a classic CdG take on Nike's Air Rejuven8 sneaker.
That's the sneaker, by the way, and not the new cushy ReactX Rejuven8 clog, or as I like to call it, Swoosh "Crocs."
Nike's Air Rejuven8 sneaker, on the other hand, starred in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The sportswear giant made special versions just for the big games, with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant scoring their own pairs.
The Nike Rejuven8 shoes are pretty interesting in terms of their design, featuring this breezy lattice cage and an inner bootie. CdG preserves the OG design for its upcoming collaboration (well, more some its essence). The CdG versions ditch the bootie detail, while the "netting" follows a more web-like structure with Nike's Flymesh material.
A few Swooshes are stamped throughout the shoe, joined by CdG Homme Plus branding on the heel and insoles. And in true CdG fashion, the Nike Rejuven8 sneakers come in classic black and white colorways, as seen with the label's other Nike collabs.
In addition to the Nikes, CdG revealed first looks at a New Balance 509 sneakers and a Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 471 team-up. There's also a new BLACK COMME des GARÇONS x Nike Field General, finished with another allover pattern like those super exclusive pairs from last year.
In short, CdG's fall season is looking pretty stacked and busy with sneaker collaborations — a good thing for the brand's most diehard fans.
