Market insiders tell Female Sneakerhead that in 2022, Chitose Abe will release a joint Sacai x Nike Cortez line to further her relationship with the Swoosh.
The Cortez was the company’s first track shoe, often credited with launching Nike’s Swoosh brand. During the height of the Summer Olympics in 1972, the shoe was made available to the general public for the first time. The Nike Cortez’s popularity skyrocketed as soon as the public learned that Olympic competitors wore them. A cultural phenomenon on the streets of Los Angeles and beyond, it never lost any of its allure as an iconic runner along the way. They’ll bring back their characteristic double-stacking, with spliced solo pieces, twin overlays, and double tongues for the 2022 collection.
OG re-ups, and collaborations with Union are already scheduled for the classic design’s 50th anniversary next year, so this is only the beginning of the special-edition releases.
sacai x Nike Cortez
Release Date: August 23, 2022
Style Code: DQ0581-100
Color: White/University Red-Light Cream
Retail: $185
Where to Buy:
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eBay
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