A small sneaker and sportswear brand called Nike has jumped two feet into 2021 with a swoosh of coffee-centric footwear. The newest of these also has the longest history, as the legendary Nike Air Force 1 is getting a “Coffee” color treatment, according to Hypebeast and a number of other sneaker news sites. For coffee heads, the most obvious visual reference is the "roast date" stitched onto the sides of the shoe's hips resembling the roast date on a bag or box of freshly roasted and packaged specialty coffee. The words "Roasted by Nike, Inc." appear above a "lot no." which references the zip code of the Nike location above a seasonal date.
To borrow some coffee-related terms, the new shoe's color palette features the iconic Nike swoosh and heel tab in a relatively developed roast range, pushing well beyond first crack, perhaps into the full city or full range city plus (colorometer not included).
Portions of the tongue, heel tab, and horizontal lines in the insole tend to skew a little lighter, while all the browner elements are awash in various shades of foamed and mixed milk. An original illustration depicts a milk-colored cat peeking out of what appears to be a Nike-branded ceramic latte mug.
A little sneaker and sports apparel brand called Nike has jumped two full feet into 2021 with a swoosh of coffee-focused footwear. The most recent of these also has the longest history, as the legendary Nike Air Force 1 is receiving a “Coffee” color treatment, according to Hypebeast and a number of other sneaker news sites. To coffee-heads, the most glaring visual reference is the “roast date” stitched into the sides of the shoe's flanks that recalls the roast date on a bag or box of freshly roasted and packaged specialty coffee. The words “Roasted by Nike, Inc.” appear above a “lot no.” that references the Nike headquarters zip code above a seasonal date. To borrow some coffee terms, the new shoe's color palette features the iconic Nike swoosh and heel tab in a relatively deeply developed roast range, pushing well past first crack, perhaps into full city or full city plus range (colorometers not included). Parts of the tongue, heel tab and horizontal lines in the insole tend to skew a little lighter, while all the browner elements are washed in various shades of frothed, mixed milks. An original illustration depicts a milk-colored cat peeking out from what appears to be a Nike-branded latte ceramic mug.