Virgil Abloh’s latest Off-White x Nike “Queen” assortment for Serena Williams is outwardly just the start of the designer’s ladies’s-focused output with the Swoosh.
Based on leaker py_rates, Abloh will discover new territory in 2019 with a three-sneaker ladies’s Waffle Racer pack. The vary is predicted to incorporate “Black/Fuchsia/White,” “White/Electrical Inexperienced/Black,” and “Vivid Sky/Black/Electrical Inexperienced” colorways, though no photos or renders can be found right now.
py_rates goes on to state that the three Waffle Racers are a part of a wider ladies’s Off-White x Nike assortment which can embody extra footwear and attire. The ladies’s Off-White x Nike Waffle Racers are anticipated to drop in Could 2019.
First launched in 1973, the Waffle Racer was considered one of Nike’s most influential early fashions and will get its identify from its sole, which was famously invented by co-founder Invoice Bowerman utilizing a waffle iron. A 2017 Waffle Racer launch is pictured under for reference.
UPDATE (05/21): The primary photos of the upcoming Off-White x Nike Waffle Racer have surfaced in a “White/Black/Electrical Inexperienced” colorway, courtesy of @pyleaks on Twitter. The track-inspired ladies’s design resembles the recently-announced Zoom Terra Kiger 5 collab from Abloh that’s hitting shops in late June with an identical lacing setup, branding hits, and monitor spike bottoms. Pairs are anticipated to retail at $150. A launch date has but to be introduced.
Picture by way of @pyleaks
Picture by way of @pyleaks
Picture by way of @pyleaks
