SpaceX Celebrates its IPO with Custom Green Shoe Nike Tennis Classics

You can’t buy cool, but Elon Musk keeps trying.

Musk’s SpaceX brand went public today, and to celebrate the occasion, the richest man in the world made custom sneakers. Still not cool enough for an officially sanctioned collaborative product, the SpaceX Nike Tennis Classic Customs were made in money green with white SpaceX branding at the heel to match the heel tab and the midsole.

Rocket Shoes

The SpaceX IPO Nike Tennis Classic Customs popped up where all cool shoes do, on the Goldman Sachs Twitter, I mean X, page, as well as the Wall Street Journal. In a different photo posted by Musk, another group of IPO celebrators is seen showing off matching pairs of Nike KD 18s in more monochrome green.

It wasn’t that long ago that sneaker culture was a niche corner of the fashion world, but these days, the sneakerhead energy has gone so mainstream that it's popping up at interstellar stock market parties. What does that mean for sneakers? Well, you’ll have to come to your own conclusions on that one.

Tennis Classics in Space

The SpaceX IPO Nike Tennis Classic Customs are just that, customs, so you’re more than welcome to make your own if you want to match Musk, but we would be a little surprised if you wanted to do that. To keep up with all the latest from across the sneaker industry, download the Sole Retriever App.

Zach Harris

Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com