Slawn has already labored alongside an imposing checklist of names, tapped by the likes of Virgil Abloh, Skepta, and Ksubi to deliver his type into their universe. Now, he’s caught the eye of Beaverton, and his inaugural Nike collaboration tees off on March 1st with two Air Max 90 colorways.
The Slawn contact is most seen in the back of every Air Max 90, the place shade-like eyes peer out from the heel tab. It’s a illustration of the Nigerian-born artist’s penchant for distorting simplified faces, closest resembling his makeover of the BRIT Award in 2023 and his “Ugly Bastard” sculpture collection, finally sized up into a 13-foot bronze titan. His rough-around-the-edges aesthetic additionally manifests in deep texturing by means of every quarter panel and the distinction speckling on the toe.
The same old mudguard panel, tilting down in the direction of the toe on mainline releases, is as a substitute changed with a wraparound counterpart that brings a novel reimagined aptitude to the basic silo. Two pronounced metallic eye-stay attachments, golden on the white pair and silver on the black, mark one other {hardware} curveball.
The Slawn x Nike Air Max 90 capsule is at the moment listed at retailers for a March 1st launch, both colorway retailing at $160. Catch detailed photos forward and preserve it locked to our Sneaker Launch Dates web page for additional data on the place to seize yours.
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