Nike Air Force 1 Jester XX

Air Force 1 Jester XX

The Nike Air Force 1 Jester XX has a fun, off-kilter design to match its name. Its outsole has the usual concentric circle tread, but the rest of the model is punctuated with uncommon features. Above the raised midsole, there is a mudguard with tight stitching around its top edge circumnavigating the whole of the shoe. The leather panels of the upper are stitched together into a flat surface, leaving clean straight lines that give it a smooth look. The only part that is overlaid is the eyestay, which retains a fairly conventional appearance. The toe box still contains perforations, but these are arranged in a grid formation.

The swooshes and heel patch of the Air Force 1 Jester XX look like they’re falling off the outer. The lateral one has slipped down over the midsole, and the tail of the medial one tilts towards the same feature before disappearing beneath it. On each flank, a dotted line of tiny holes marks where the swoosh would normally be. 

The AF1 Jester XX’s heel panel has also dropped from its regular position and now lies at an odd angle, pointing down towards the medial side of each shoe at the edge of the midsole, with the heel strap reaching up to the collar behind it. A branded tag which would normally be on the tongue now protrudes from where the lateral swoosh meets the heel panel of the Air Force 1 Jester XX, adding again to the remarkable look of this idiosyncratic model.