Acclaimed Japanese fashion brand Sacai joined forces with Nike to create the Sacai x Blazer Mid 'Maize Navy' sneaker, released in May 2019. Inspired by hybridization, this shoe blends two retro basketball silhouettes, the '72 Blazer and the '85 Dunk, to create a hybrid that's both uncommon and familiar. This leather sneaker was designed with twice as many tongues, laces, eye stays, and Swooshes...
Made in collaboration with the Berlin-based artist, the Ruohan Wang x Nike Blazer Mid '77 Flyleather delivers an expressive take on the retro silhouette, crafted from at least 50 percent recycled natural leather fiber. Wang's custom artwork is plastered across the sneaker's side panels, their multicolor designs disrupted by a white leather Swoosh. Asymmetrical hand-drawn graphics adorn the...
The Nike Blazer Mid SB 'Sesame' is taken from the 'Sashiko Pack,' featuring designs inspired by the traditional Japanese technique of decorative reinforcement stitching. Those embroidered flourishes appear on the sneaker's heel tab, Swoosh and forefoot overlay, with each component rendered in navy textile with contrast white stitching. The rest of the upper is constructed from khaki canvas with...
Nike teamed up with Netflix's Stranger Things to create the 'Hawkins High' pack, celebrating the premiere of the show's third season, which includes plot lines surrounding the heroes' transition into high school. This Nike Blazer Mid fits right in to 1985, the setting for the show. A white leather upper is complemented by the fictional school's colors of orange and green with 'Stranger Things'...
Releasing alongside an accompanying 'All Hallow's Eve' colorway in orange, the Off-White x Blazer Mid 'Grim Reapers' completes Virgil Abloh's Halloween-themed sneaker pack. The black and grey upper sports contrast orange stitching in celebration of the October holiday, along with an oversized white Swoosh, blue zip tie and Off-White lettering on the quarter panel of the shoe's medial side. -...
Launching as part a capsule collection celebrating Mexico's Day of the Dead holiday, the Nike Blazer Mid '77 'Dia de Muertos' makes use of an upper built with cracked white leather. The sneaker's retro Swoosh, along with reinforced overlays at the toe, lateral forefoot and heel, all feature a wear-away top layer that reveal vibrant colors underneath. An embroidered marigold on the lateral heel...
Built with details aligned with the silhouette's original release, the Blazer Mid '77 'Habanero Red' showcases a simple two-tone color scheme. It's executed on a white leather upper, which is accented with pops of Habanero Red on the Swoosh and heel tab. Old-school features include an exposed-foam nylon tongue, an Off-White midsole and a herringbone rubber outsole for durable traction. -...
Releasing as part of the 'Sashiko Pack,' the Nike Blazer Mid SB 'Mystic Navy' draws inspiration from a type of traditional Japanese stitching that was originally used to repair or reinforce clothing. The retro silhouette makes use of an upper crafted from canvas and suede, its monochromatic blue finish disrupted by off-white accents covered in decorative stitching. Underfoot, a gum rubber...
The Blazer Mid SB Edge 'Hack Pack' delivers a crudely reconstructed take on the classic silhouette. Built with a Laser Blue canvas upper, the mid-top features two tongues -- one with exposed foam - and frayed stitching on the lateral side that follows the outline of a Swoosh. The actual Swoosh is transplanted to the toe box, finished in bright red to match the Nike branding on the Off-White...
The Sacai x Nike Blazer Mid reimagines the icon with a balance of its fundamental athleticism and the Japanese label's two-fold design intent. Launched in October 2019, this 'White Grey' iteration works a full-grain leather upper with double Swooshes, two sets of laces and dual tongues. Co-branding is printed on the heel. Stacked midsole guards and a textured rubber cupsole with gum tread...
The Off-White x Blazer Studio Mid 'Queen' was designed by Virgil Abloh as part of a larger collection celebrating Serena Williams' appearance at the 2018 U.S. Open. The mid-top sports a Wolf Grey upper built with a combination of leather, suede and translucent textile, accented with an oversized Swoosh in black. The rubber midsole features gradient coloring that transitions from pink to purple...
The sacai x Nike Blazer Low 'Magma Orange' updates the retro silhouette with Chitose Abe's distinctive aesthetic, one that aims to transform the familiar into something that's unfamiliar. The white leather upper is fortified with overlapping layers of textured rubber seemingly left over from the midsole, along with double-stacked eyestays in white and orange. A matching orange Swoosh is...
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