Nike recently treated sneaker fans to the Air Raid Jungle Gym from 1993 (which we covered here at Sneakerjawns), and now we're getting the 2014 remake. The Air Raid brand has been building some steam this year with the Air Raid Low, Air Raid Jungle Gym, and Air Raid OG, and notably the Nike Air Max 1 featuring in the Live Together Play Together Pack with a Jungle Gym colorway. On top of that, the 90s silhouette is getting releases at the beginning of the year with the Air Raid 2014 remake and the Air Raid Ray Guns. The old silhouette is getting some attention from their makers, that is Nike, to give more variations to the classic style. The Nike Air Raid has much lore to it, designed by Tinker Hatfield as an outdoor counterpart to the Air Jordans, featured in commercials with Spike Lee, hence the Live Together Play Together ethos. The 2014 Black and White Air Raid is not as colorful as the jungle gym, but style doesn't always come with flare. Let's ...
Animal prints are not out of style. The sneaker industry and in whole the fashion industry have not given up reproducing animal patterns on their products. Certain animal patterns portray attitudes such as strong, fierce, and danger, which draw in both athletes and casual dresses looking to make a statement or just just wear cool animal print sneakers.
The Air Force 1 on its own and in plain white are a hot seller regardless, but switching up the color palettes offers more options for customers seeking something different.
Let's take a closer look at the Air Force 1 Leopard. Nike uses color blocking in this animalistic iteration. The Leopard animal print appears on the mudguards, eye-stays and heel area of the shoes. This contrasts with a blue Nike swoosh on the laterals in Air Force 1 tradition.
Parts like the vamp, laterals, tongues, laces, midsoles are in white, blending in with the neutrals of the animal print. The neutral outsoles add to the harmony. Nike branding on blue appears on the black label of the tongue, with black taking residence on the heel, collar lining and inner part of the shoe.
The Nike Air Force 1 Leopard will launch sometime during the summer via Nike.com.
