This week’s selection is about as balanced as we’ve seen so far, featuring collaborations, luxury brands, and good, old outdoor sneakers (with a twist).
Maison Château Rouge x Air Jordan 2
Why You Should Cop: After linking with Jordan Brand in 2019 for the expansive FEARLESS ONES collection, Maison Château Rouge is inserting itself back into the collaborative ring to lend its touch to the Air Jordan 2. For this new take, the African-centric imprint reimagines the lifestyle model with patterned overlays, exposed tongue stitchings, toothy elements around the mid-foot and more.
Off-White™ x Nike Air Force 1 Mid
Why You Should Cop: Virgil Abloh and Nike’s iconic partnership is being brought back to the frontlines this week to shine a light on the Off-White™ x Nike Air Force 1 Mid. As usual, the late designer made it a point to restructure the silhouette with his own language as he added track spikes to the front ends of the outsoles, altered the midsoles with curvy textures, added a static knit to the uppers and reworked the tongue branding with graffiti-esque font.
Union LA x Nike Cortez
Why You Should Cop: After working with Jordan Brand on two Air Jordan 2 colorways, Union is revisiting its partnership with Nike to introduce a pair of new Cortez collaborations. Being that the Cortez is so deeply-rooted in the culture of LA’s sneaker culture, this capsule makes perfect sense. “Sesame” and “Off Noir” colorways are included in the capsule, both of which discard the model’s usual leather uppers and usher in canvas and suede materials.
