This Beiged-Out Nike Shox Is a Textural Masterpiece
The Nike Shox's capacity for greatness knows no bounds, making it a highly favored canvas for style visionaries from Martine Rose and Riccardo Tisci. Now, Japanese fashion brand Snidel is getting in on some of the Shox's bounce-happy style action.
Snidel's Shox TL turns the sporty sneaker model into a luxe beauty through a symphony of earth-toned hues and textural shake-ups. Beige and olive mesh accents bring an organic aura to the typically technical shoe, while bronzed-out rubber Shox columns add some regalness to the functional sneaker.
Don't let the elegant, muted tones fool you. This sneaker still has all the mechanical prowess of a Nike Shox, energy-absorbing soles and all.
Unlike Martine Rose’s futuristic chrome Shox Mules or Riccardo Tisci's bold red-black Shox TL, Snidel's iteration brings a calm and earthy spirit to the classic sneaker. It’s demure, if you will. This air of luxury isn’t surprising coming from Snidel — the brand recently beautified the adidas Samba XLG with removable pearl charms and floral accents. Beautifying famously rugged sneaker silhouettes is Snidel's jam.
Much like the Samba, the Nike Shox's rise through the fashion ranks has been fascinating to watch. In fact, the ascent of both sneaker styles overlaps a great deal. The Martine Rose x Nike Shox Mule MR4 was released in July 2023, and the Pony Hair adidas Wales Bonner Samba dropped four months later. These well-received sneaker drops (both shoes sold out immediately) represent opposing sides of the sneaker tug-of-war raging on to this day: Ultra-flat runners vs. beefed-up stunners. Despite a slew of delicious drops from both camps, like the mind-boggling Balenciaga Zero and the chunky Nike A.C.E, there's still not a clear winner in the flat vs. fat battle.
Snidel's ability to bring the understated energy associated with flat sneakers to the big-bodied world of Nike Shox is a win in its own right.
