J-Hope and Nigo Teamed Up to Make Sneaker Dynamite

The fruits of the collaboration are ripe. They’ve kitted out a AF1 silhouette from 2001 in a glossy gold and burnt auburn upper, with turquoise accents and chunky knit laces. The left and right shoes feature, respectively, unique “NIGO AIR” and “J-HOPE AIR” branding on the tongue tags, sockliner, and heel, where the traditional embroidered “NIKE AIR” logo usually sits. And for Nigo, it’s the first of many to come—J-Hope is the first collaborator in the designer’s ongoing…