The legendary Nike Air Force 1 has been given the gilt-edged treatment, with images now circulating of a white and black scheme elevated by carefully applied golden touches. Initially a white AF-1 with black contrast on the side Swooshes, tongue badges, and heel tabs, ˜Metallic Gold’ shimmers around those aforementioned branding points, before also standing alone on the forefoot mini Swooshes and the midsole ˜AIR’ designations.
Designed by Bruce Kilgore, and debuting in 1982 as the first Nike basketball shoe to feature ˜Air’ cushioning, the Air Force 1 gradually evolved from being a 1980s baller to the omnipresent lifestyle model that it is today. The fact it remains a key member of 2021’s sneaker zeitgeist is testament to the AF-1’s truly timeless aesthetic, which is still getting the job done almost 40 years after its initial release. And it sure has built a strong reputation over those decades, consistently emerging amongst a steady stream of both collaborative and GR heat.