Dior x Nike Air Jordan 1. The most inaccessible novelty as a symbol of hopes-2020

Dior x Nike Air Jordan 1. The most inaccessible novelty as a symbol of hopes-2020

Only a few lucky people managed to get this pair. Among them are Travis Scott and Vodianova.

Due to pandemic restrictions, releases coveted by many snickerheads were also postponed. Among them are sneakers from a collaboration between the brands Dior and Nike. The classic Air Jordan 1 High silhouette is the basis. The first owners of the coveted novelty were rapper Travis Scott and sculptor Daniel Arsham. They are one of the few lucky people who managed to get hold of the sneakers before the suspension of production. Today, getting your hands on one is an impossible task. Let’s find out what’s special about the release and why they became a symbol of this year’s hopes?

What do the new Air Dior look like?

The rapper Travis Scott was the first to announce the model in social networks, and soon he came to the show of the pre-fall Dior Homme collection in Miami.

Creative director of the men’s line notes that it took a year to create the sneakers. And now the pairs, sewn in Italy, are brought to perfection. By the way, according to preliminary information, there will be only 8500 of them – with a reference to the launch of the Air Jordan 1 model on sale in 1985.

The Jordans are made of white and gray Italian leather. Dior monograms appear on the tongue and jacquard “swoosh”. The transparent blue sole also bears the brand logos, and above the Jordan logo with wings the model name – Air Dior – was placed.

How much will the sneakers from the collaboration cost?

The release date of the Dior x Air Jordan 1 High OG was scheduled for April 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, production had to be suspended. You will be able to buy the sneakers, if you manage to do so of course, at select Dior stores. The price for the model will be about $ 2 thousand.

Why did the pair become a symbol of the hopes of 2020?

Surprisingly, but now the requests for this model on the main sneaker marketplace of the world StockX start from $ 80 thousand. Jordans turned out to be legendary even before the release, thanks to the current situation in the world. Snickerheads who are eager to buy their first pairs are shocked by the pricing and at a loss – are they so eager to get their hands on the coveted box before the official launch?