Nike's Waterproof Outdoor Boot Reheats Classic ACG Nachos
Nike's Cyngal boot arrived at the peak of the gorpcore craze in 2024, landing as this waterproof hiking-style boot designed for the urban jungle. Honestly, its rugged features would probably do just fine in the regular wilderness, too.
Although not part of ACG (purely Nike here), the Nike Cyngal reheats the outdoor line's nachos, as the social media kids might say.
Basically, the boots borrow inspiration from the ACG Air Magma shoes. Like the '80s gems, which inspired a previous sacai collab, the Cyngal comes with a similar padded shape and overall look, down to the debossed Nike branding on the side.
Nike's Cyngal boot has even launched in similar outdoorsy colorways, including its latest "Solar Flare" option, which resembles a vintage Nike Air Magma sneaker colorway currently only available on the secondhand market.
Here as in there, a bold mustard yellow hue dresses the model's smooth, suede-like leather uppers, resulting in this boldly satisfying take on beefy Nike hiker.
This iteration of the Nike Cygnal even gets a set of blue worker-boot-style shoelaces, bringing tasty contrast (and even more retro ACG vibes) to the boot's latest colorway.
The new Cygnal boot then rounds out with its usual rugged and chunky soles, this time painted in black for the latest drop, giving a little visual weight to the otherwise fairly delicate-looking makeup.
In case any outdoor guys or girlies want to cop, the Nike Cygnal "Solar Flare" shoes are scheduled to drop on April 2 at Nike Japan.
But for everyone else, they're now up for grabs at Footdistrict for a relatively reasonable €180 (about $200).
I say relatively reasonable because these are tough hiking boots meant for long treks more than sneakers, so think of them as an outdoor investment with a touch of Swoosh style.
