Bad news for your bank account: Jordan Brand figured out how to make the fusion sneakers cool. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time until JB got it together and started to produce Air Force One/Jordans that retro-lovers mess with, like this AFJ4 that drops tomorrow. If you still need convincing, keep in mind that any pair of the IVs are going to cost you a grip right now, and all the Cool Kids are wearing the hybrids. Check for them at retailers like Foot Locker and Finishline tomorrow for $145.
A lot of the sneaker nerds get aggy over fusions, but here’s one they can’t be mad at. Nike combined a Huarache with an Air Force 1, and did it in a way that actually works. Little hits from the Huarache like the mesh tongue and logo lets people know the shoe is a hybrid, but the mash-up doesn’t compromise the Air Force One. Other brands take note: That’s the way to do it. The shoes have hit stores like 21 Mercer and Concepts in Boston already. Check detailed pics after the jump.
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The Nike 1World project continues on through the fall, recruiting the Chargers’ All-Pro Running Back, Ladainian Tomlinson to follow in the footsteps of ?uestlove, KAWS, and Rasheed Wallace. Tomlinson is a busy man, lifting weights and scoring all those touchdowns, but he took the time to sit with the Nike shoe master Jesse Leyva, saying, “I just wanted to make something that was clean, you know, that I can wear with anything.”
Which is what we all look for in a $250 Air Force 1 that we camp out for a week to get. Check out the shoe, expected to drop at boutique retailers this September, below. NOTE: The lightning bolt might look like a Fragment/Hiroshi logo, but is in fact an “LT”. Shout out to the Chargers.
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