Yes it happened! The much awaited, anticipated, thought-through- you name it. Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1. If you were hoping to buy a pair, and if you managed to do so, first of all congratulations!
About Air Force 1
Nike Air Force 1 was designed in 1982 by Bruce Kilgore. It is one of the most successful designed shoes ever created by Nike. It is safe to say the fame kicked off in 1988, when DJ E-Z Rock wore the shoes (custom) and appeared on the cover of the album “It Takes Two”
Virgil Abloah and AF1
Louis Vuitton named Virgil Abloh as their new men’s artistic director in 2018. This appointment is a historic one, as he was considered the most powerful Black executive in the world’s most powerful luxury group – LVMH. Due to his unfortunate passing in November of 2021, Aboloh couldn’t execute everything that he planned and envisioned for Louis Vuitton.
Before his appointment at Louis Vuitton, Abloh produced a number of collaborations with Nike through his design label “Off-White”. This is the exact vision he had for LV, to be able to connect streetwear, high-fashion and pop culture. This is probably the reason why he picked the legendary Nike Air Force 1 to “Refashion” to collaborate with Louis Vuitton.
Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1
When?
So when did we first preview this collaboration? It was last year, summer of 2021.
Where?
On the Maison’s Spring/ Summer 2022 runway.
How many variations?
In total Abloah designed 47 unique pairs of LV sneakers for this collection.
Look and feel
A combination of the classical trainer + rich Louis Vuitton materials.
Where were they made?
Every pair was made by Louis Vuitton in Fiesso d’ Artico. Yes this was the first time in the Air Force 1’s 40 year history that the model was manufactured outside of a Nike factory!
When was it first released?
19th July 2022
Original Content | Author: Michelle Perez
