Icons join forces to create most authentic high-end sneaker

In 2016, sportswear manufacturer Nike and fashion designer Virgil Abloh joined forces to create a sneaker collection celebrating 10 of the Oregon-based company's most iconic shoes. With their project The Ten--which reimagined icons like Air Jordan 1, Air Max 90, Air Force 1, and Air Presto, among others--they reinvigorated sneaker culture.Virgil Abloh's designs offer deep insights into engineering ingenuity and burst with cultural cachet.

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The Tom Sachs x Nike NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘Archive’ features a functional design that aligns with the shoe’s marketing tagline, which cheekily suggests that ‘Creativity is the enemy.’ Based on Sachs’ ongoing research into how ‘our bodies meet the ground,’ the low-top sports a yellow mesh upper with tonal suede overlays and a contrasting white Swoosh. Orange webbing tabs at the tongue and heel assist with easy on and off.

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Back in 2002, Simon Woody Wood was dreaming up schemes to get free sneakers. Two weeks later, he was the proud owner of Sneaker Freaker and his life was never the same. From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today's super-slick print and online operations, the fiercely independent publication has documented every collab, custom, limited edition, retro reissue, Quickstrike, Hyperstrike, and Tier Zero sneaker released over the last 15 years.

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Icons join forces to create most authentic high-end sneaker