![]() ![]() The Nike Sock Dart reissue drops this July, sign up to our newsletter or follow us on instagram to be the first to know. Simplicity emerges through complex processes. ![]() Since that resurrection, the Sock Dart has been released in an an array of makeups, from 4th of July variations in white, red and blue (images above), to a ‘Be True’ celebration in rainbow colours, to a Tech Fleece remake and design democracy via the NIKEiD system.Įngineered solutions, a single shoe, and the industry altered forever. It took 10 years for mindsets and wardrobes to nearly catch up with a Dart, but its impact was significant. That reintroduction has helped define what lightweight everyday performance could be in the modern age. Special versions of the Zoom Moire - one of the original Nike+ releases - were evocative of the Sock Dart’s sole, and when Flyknit premiered in early 2012, that game changing construction emerged via some conversations sparked by the Sock Dart’s knitted upper.Ī decade after that 2004 drop, the Sock Dart returned in late 2014 as a limited edition NikeLab partnership with Hiroshi’s Fragment Design. Multiple designs have been tested over a period of almost fifteen years in order to bring you the SE Premium, which contains the best elements of every design. Throughout the last decade, elements of the Sock Dart’s influence were manifested elsewhere. The Nike Sock Dart SE Premium is the latest in a long line of Nike’s sock with sole shoes. Oddly, none of the shoes were given any official HTM branding, and beyond coverage in some Japanese publications of the time, there was no marketing, no advertisements and very few blog entries. In some territories, they were in instant hit, while others needed a little more time to take in the unique aesthetic. Six colourways were released in July 2004 without warning, appearing in tiny size runs at a handful of boutique stores globally. ![]()
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