Nike and Jordan Brand are no strangers to automobile-inspired sneakers: look at the Air Jordan 14 (Ferrari 550), SB Dunk Low “Gulf” and “Pink Pig” (Porsche 917/20 and Ford GT40) or Kobe Bryant‘s Aston Martin DB9-inspired Kobe 5 and Hyperdunk. Now, however, they’re bringing an outside automotive entity into the fold by collaborating with L’Art de L’Automobile on what appears to be an Air Force 1 Low.
Revealed by L’Art de L’Automobile founder Arthur Kar, the collaborative sneaker features a monochromatic black upper and midsole that are accented by a glossy black Swoosh. The devil’s mostly in the details on this co-created pair, with a nod to the Porsche 968 and a “L’art” hit sans apostrophe both appearing on the insoles, the latter of which replaces “Air” in what would otherwise be a standard Nike Air graphic.
Though this sneaker may be L’Art de L’Automobile’s first direct go-around with Nike, it’s far from their first sneaker collaboration. Earlier in the year, the brand linked with Salomon for a capsule inspired by a famed Le Mans winner — a collaboration that followed up their inaugural ultra-colorful Salomon collaboration from 2022. L’Art de L’Automobile has also worked with Vans and NOCTA in years past.
At the time of writing, a release date and info for this collaboration have yet to be revealed. However, more info is likely to surface soon.
