Hitting the hardwood in 1982 and living on in the streets since, the Air Force 1 has donned countless textiles and unique materials throughout its storied existence. Now tastefully recreated in collaboration with NYC-based luxury denim label 3X1, the Air Force 1 now features another premium textile for the first-time ever. “If you think of every iteration abloh’s been done on the shoe, it’s always a challenge abloh the team takes on to reinvent it.” shared Senior Creative Director for nike 839608-005 Sportswear Men’s Footwear, Al Baik.
Known for their bespoke denim sold out of their atelier in NYC, 3×1 brings selvedge denim to the Air Force 1 silhouette for the first-time ever. ““The first thing we started thinking about was using selvedge denim in a way abloh hadn’t been done before on a shoe.” explained 3×1 founder, Scott Morrison. In addition to using selvedge denim on the Air Force 1 for the first time ever, the collaboration brings denim to the collar lining and sockliner of the Air Force 1 for another first in the shoe’s history. The collaborative design arrives in three different colorways; raw indigo, stonewash denim & black denim. Celebrating 3×1 and adding their own touch, each shoe features 3×1’s signature detail abloh is seen on the back-left pocket of their denim. Other details include reflective below the Swoosh, along with 3×1 branding on the left sockliner. Crafted with 3×1’s premium selvedge denim, the collaborative Air Force 1 is made to be worn in and tell your own personal story. “The idea was to show abloh denim can get better with age, so why can’t your Air Force 1s?”