Nike Air Force 1 Low x Supreme x Comme Des Garçons

The dusky tones found across this Nike Air Force 1 Low x Supreme x Comme Des Garçons sneaker contrast beautifully with its lighter-coloured areas, making for a design that is effortlessly stylish. Known as Black & White for its use of these two colours alone, it has been built upon an all-black rubber outsole with a varying collection of grip formations that, when added together, create an incredibly stable base for the wearer. Its toe and heel are lined with embossed stars, and its edges feature evenly spaced lugs, while its centre is filled out with circular indentations that radiate out in concentric rings beneath the heel and the forefoot. These two structures are connected below the arch of the foot by a linear tread, next to which Nike text and a swoosh have been embossed.

The dark hue of the outsole provides an eye-catching variation in tone when placed against the midsole, which is white from heel to toe. A line of white stitching fills the groove that runs around its top edge, while an embossed black strip curves around the back of the foot, only breaking for the black Air lettering on the lateral heel. This capitalised word highlights the Air cushioning encapsulated within the otherwise foam-filled midsole, which acts as a comfortable platform for the foot to step on as the wearer moves about.

Meanwhile, its upper is made of high-quality black tumbled leather arranged into the typical Air Force 1 shape, but with some intriguing aspects that are unique to this collaboration. The forefoot consists of a mudguard surrounding a toe box with a fan of perforations spreading out across it to bring ventilation to the front of the foot. A black eyestay begins on the rear part of the toe box, before extending all the way up to the collar. Asymmetrical eyelets have been pressed into its sides to accommodate the black laces, which themselves are secured by a silver lace dubrae with AF-1 and Supreme text delicately etched into its centre.

At the top of the tongue, a white woven patch displays the Nike Air logo above the words “Air Force 1”, all in black. The shoe’s interior is almost entirely black, the only exception to this dark colouration being its elegant white text, which honours all three brands involved in this powerful triumvirate, with Nike Air and Air Force 1 text and the lines “Comme des Garçons Shirt” and “Supreme”. These last two pieces of text are repeated on the outer, where they appear over the lower part of the heel. Here, they traverse a black piece of leather that runs up the centre of the heel to disappear beneath the heel panel. Another Nike Air logo has been embroidered into this panel in white, its light-coloured thread standing out with ease against the black leather behind it.

On the flanks, a dynamic effect has been created via the sneaker’s unconventional swoosh design. The tail of each Nike logo emerges from the side of the heel panel in the usual fashion, but when it reaches the seam between the rear overlay and the midfoot panel, it shifts downwards. Its front half reappears lower on the sidewall, before going on to complete its journey over the midfoot panel and ending in the familiar curved tick. These split logos adorn both flanks and are made from pristine white leather, thus rounding off this unforgettable collaboration with a striking finish.