Nike Air Force 1 '07 SE

This refined Nike Air Force 1 ‘07 SE was designed to celebrate female basketball players. As such, it has a distinctive emblem to symbolise the strength and support within their community. This graphic appears in all its glory along the Team Red insole, with golden lines stretching out from the heel towards the midfoot creating a sunray effect to represent women elevating each other in the sport. Above this is Nike’s famous slogan “Just do it”, along with the year of the shoe’s release in Roman numerals “MMXXIII” and a swoosh. Finally, five golden stars fan out over this text to denote the five players on a basketball court.

The enriching tone of Team Red reappears on the leather swooshes and heel patch, which features a reduced version of the insole emblem, displaying the sunray and stars only. The exterior of these panels is decorated in a captivating cross-hatched texture that also covers the Photon Dust rear and forefoot overlays, as well as the eyestay. The rest of the upper, from the perforated toe box to the midfoot and the tongue, comes in an elegant Summit White. Team Red branding stands out boldly against the white of the tongue patch, and a golden lace dubrae with AF1 lettering lends the sneaker a premium look.

Underfoot, the sole unit is a pleasant beige tone called Muslin, which spreads across the sturdy grip lines that form rings on the outsole, as well as the textured surface of the midsole. Meanwhile, a final trace of Team Red shows up in the fine line and Air lettering embossed around the midsole’s heel. Lastly, this shoe’s most unique feature is its golden hang tag and the matching circular pocket cut into the lateral swoosh. This classy adornment exhibits the same celebratory motif as seen on the insole and heel panel, along with a basketball etching and further commemorative dates. The wearer can choose to store it in the pouch on the swoosh, let it hang freely from the laces or remove it entirely and add it to a key ring or other accessory, bringing a personalised touch to this stylish design.