Travis Scott x Air Force 1 Low ’07 ‘Ice Blue’

Travis Scott has been putting his name on Nike silhouettes for almost a decade, and most of them have been recognisable at fifty paces. Reversed Swooshes, muted earth tones and Cactus Jack branding have become familiar parts of the formula. The Travis Scott x Nike Air Force 1 Low ‘Ice Blue’ takes a different approach, and it may be one of the most considered shoes he has made with Nike so far. The upper is finished in ostrich-textured leather, a material treatment far removed from what you would normally expect on a basketball shoe first introduced in 1982. The colour runs almost entirely tonal, from the upper and laces through to the lining, all in soft Ice Blue and Celestine Blue tones. Instead of relying on contrasting panels, the raised texture across the leather does most of the visual work.