Combining Levi's Denim, Nike's Air Force Sneakers & NIGO's Genius
Nike, NIGO, and Levi’s. Now that's a trio of fashion heavyweights if ever there was one.
This upcoming three-part collaboration sees each party bring something different to the table. Nike brings its forgotten retro sneaker model, the Air Force 3, Levi’s offers its trademark denim fabric, and NIGO, well, he’s the visionary who made it all happen.
Nike’s Air Force 3 shoe is something of a forgotten model, a deep-cut from 1988 rarely seen in the modern day. But NIGO has long been determined to change this.
The Japanese streetwear icon has been relentlessly releasing new editions of the shoe over the past year, single-handedly bringing it the mainstream attention it’s long suffered without.
Now, NIGO has the world’s most famous denim brand helping him out on his mission to save the Air Force 3.
Faded panels of Levi’s denim, lightwashed as though thoroughly pre-worn, make up the underlays of this collaborative Air Force 3 sneaker, following many various pairs of denim Nike shoes.
Atop that light indigo base emerges coarse brown suede fabric and a lightly yellowed midsole beneath that only add to the shoe's pre-worn effect, amplified by a nice variety of compounding hues.
For now, these are the only Nike x NIGO x Levi’s shoes officially confirmed to be releasing, available to buy from Nike's website via raffle submission starting October 15. But there are more reportedly on the way.
When news of NIGO masterminding this three-part collaboration first broke last month, images of a darker denim rendition also circulated on the usual leak outlets. Looks like there are more denim sneakers (or jeakers, as we like to call them) where these came from.
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