NIGO & Nike's Hair-tastic Air Force Sneaker Collab Gets Better
How to make NIGO and Nike's fur-tastic Air Force 3 sneaker better? Give the people two of them!
You read that right. NIGO and Nike are dropping not one but two hairy Air Force 3 sneaker colorways.
After announcing the release details for the "Baroque Brown" colorway, a second "beige" shoe quietly entered the chat.
As rumored, the beige NIGO x Nike Air Force 3 sneakers feature the same mélange of furry suede, natural embossed leather, and similarly plush materials as the other colorway.
However, the latest drop is getting bathed in shades of cream white, tannish brown, and rust orange, making for an arguably more attractive take on the chunky retro basketball shape.
The beige Air Force 3 sneakers maintain the collection's earthy palette as well as the Planet of the Apes theme that has inspired NIGO since his BAPE days.
NIGO's new Nike shoes take the motif even further, though, wearing graphics and additional accessories directly inspired by the movie franchise (most likely the original ones, mind you, not the recent high-budget PotA remakes).
Even the ads promoting the new NIGO Nikes are fully ape'd out, down to some impressively faithful costumes.
Both the NIGO x Nike Air Force 3 sneakers will drop on December 12 at 11AM JST via Human Made's website.
However, it appears only the "Baroque Brown" pair will see a wider release from Nike SNKRS and select sportswear retailers on December 19, with the beige shoe being exclusive to NIGO's Human-Made stores and site.
So if you're looking to cop the beige NIGO Forces, I'd set an alarm (or three) for the Human Made drop. And make sure to convert from Japan Standard Time to your time zone before going ape.
