This Flowery Air Force 1 Puts a Cherry Blossom Cover Over Hairy Spring Suede

From Japan to Washington D.C., few Spring traditions bring the color of the season to life like Cherry Blossom season. The bright pink flowers grow in grand canopies and start flying off the branches as soon as the slightest breeze comes, covering the ground beneath in a carpet of pink petals. Nike is channeling the serene energy of falling Cherry Blossom flowers on a new Air Force 1, adding a sheath of flowers over a spring-toned, hairy suede base.

The Nike Air Force 1 Spring Flowers is two colorways in one, starting with a full-shoe cover that attaches through the lace loops and drapes the silhouette in a shroud of Cherry Blossoms. Nike has used this same design before on a fall-ready AF1 that covered the sneaker in autumnal orange leaves. Similar to that fall pair, when the flower cut-outs fall off, or the shroud is removed, a two-tone hairy suede colorway is revealed, blending light grey on the toe, lace panel, heel, and tongue, with pale pink on the toebox and side panels. A white leather Swoosh and a steel grey midsole complete the spring look.