Quick Facts
- The Nike Air Rift Culture Day takes the ballet-inspired split toe shoe and turns it all the way up as a tribute to the Harajuku girls
- Covering the upper in snow white tufts of soft fur on top of white leather, the shoe adds shine with a giant star-shaped silver buckle on the forefoot strap
- The Nike Air Rift Culture Day will be released Holiday 2025
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If you grew up in America in the mid-2000s, odds are you were introduced to the concept of Harajuku Girls by pop star Gwen Stefani, who took extreme inspiration from the hyper-local Tokyo fashion scene and brought it to the masses. The bold, frilly, costume-like style of the Harajuku girls is also the inspiration for a new pack of Nikes made to celebrate Japan’s annual Culture Day holiday.
The Nike Air Rift Culture Day takes the ballet-inspired split toe shoe and turns it all the way up as a tribute to the Harajuku girls. Covering the upper in snow white tufts of soft fur on top of white leather, the shoe adds shine with a giant star-shaped silver buckle on the forefoot strap.
Translated from the Japanese name Bunka no Hi, Culture Day is a celebration of Japan’s rich art and academic traditions held every year on November 3rd. In addition to the fuzzy Air Rift, Nike is celebrating the holiday with an LD-1000 with even more soft, furry construction, adding plaid and pearls to the Swoosh, embroidered stars across the upper, and a plush toy attached to the laces.
The Nike Air Rift Culture Day will be released Holiday 2025, but unfortunately for Stefani and other stateside Harajuku girl fans, this pair is an overseas exclusive. Available in women’s sizing, the retail price is set at $110. For all the latest news and info on limited edition Nike drops, download the Sole Retriever mobile app.
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
