This Painfully Stylish Blacked-Out Nike Air Force 1 Is Pure "Paris" Chic
Nike's Air Force 1 sneaker may be over 40 years old but it's only getting better. The classic AF1 is dropping in a vast array of delicious colorways these days with no end in sight.
Consider the all-black Nike Air Force 1 "Paris" a broad sign of things to come.
This slick 'n glossy Nike AF1 wears a shiny patent leather upper to great effect against its white contrast stitching, gently upsetting the single-shade sheen of the otherwise understated Nike sneaker.
Other than some red- and blue-colored insoles, Nike's AF1 "Paris" shoe doesn't really call to mind the city of lights. There's even a rare "Paris" text callout on the sneaker's outsole to make the reference clearer, a very unusual detail for the conventionally straightforward AF1.
Instead, think of this Air Force 1 sneaker as reflective of Paris' famously chic approach to fashion, its clean lines reflected in the streamlined colorway.
You see this sort of mentality best represented in classic moments in French fashion, like Yves Saint Laurent's signature Le Smoking jacket, a slim layering piece that instantly affects the elegance inherent to luxury.
As such, the new all-black Nike AF1 "Paris" sneaker is pretty far-removed from the many other French-flavored AF1 that've been released in years' past, especially because it's so seemingly plain.
If you pick up on its cues, though, the shoe's especially direct design makes sense.
This is less of an overtly luxury shoe and more of a crisp, thematic reimagining of an all-time Nike classic, releasing soon on Nike's website for $150.
Instead, it has a closer throughline with several of the other tonal AF1 shoes that've released in recent weeks, including the various handsome beige and greenish makes that make the most of the AF1's signature, ever-mutable chunk.
