Nike shocked sneaker fanatics in Could with the launch of a “Soiled Triple White” model of its basic Air Power 1. The shoe, meant to play together with web memes of thrashed white Air Forces, was accompanied by a black pair which featured an identical wear-away therapy however didn’t don the identical pre-worn aesthetic. For many who would’ve most popular a extra aged look, Nike has a brand new black Air Power 1 on the best way which appears to be like as if it’s been put by a steel forge.
Nicknamed “Metalwork” or “Exoskeletal” on some platforms, this upcoming Nike Air Power 1 Low contains a Medium Ash/Anthracite/Black colorway with some severe pre-distressing happening. The shoe’s higher is given a washed Medium Ash look that seems cracked and pale as if it’s been solid in hearth. The weathered look is even carried over to the rubber outsole, which has white staining all through. But regardless of all of this, the spotlight of the shoe is its seemingly removable Swoosh brand, which contains a jagged, raised impact and is held down by screws. The golden rivets additionally seem on the shoe’s tongue tag.
Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (pair).
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Nike’s product description for the upcoming Air Power 1 fashion is somewhat obscure and doesn’t totally clarify the shoe’s inspiration. “Recent out the forge, these AF1s deliver the heavy-metal warmth. The riveted tongue label, the jagged, chunky Swoosh, the distressed and subtly elevated platform—you bought a shoe that appears prefer it’s been by all of it and is prepared for no matter comes subsequent,” reads the shoe’s Snkrs e-commerce web page.
Nike has been liberal with its black Air Power 1 renditions in 2025. Together with the aforementioned “Triple Triple Black” fashion, arriving at retailers now could be a brand new luxe model of the sneaker which options pony hair and pretend reptile overlays.
This so-called “Metalwork” Nike Air Power 1 is ready to be launched Sept. 2 at 10 a.m. from Snkrs and may also be discovered at choose Nike Sportswear retailers. Pricing is ready at $130 and the sneaker’s fashion code is IH4965-254.
Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (lateral).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (medial).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (high).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (heel).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (sole).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (element).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (heel element).
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Nike Air Power 1 ’07 LV8 Metalwork (tongue element).
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