In 2022, 40 years since the Air Force 1 was introduced, a culmination of the rich history of the silhouette was realized with the introduction of the Louis Vuitton x Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh. Released posthumously, Abloh’s work seamlessly connected the decades of prominence of Nike’s famed sneaker. In total, Virgil Abloh designed 47 bespoke pairs of the Nike “Air Force 1” for the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2022 show in collaboration with Nike.

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In 2022, 40 years since the Air Force 1 was introduced, a culmination of the rich history of the silhouette was realized with the introduction of the Louis Vuitton x Nike “Air Force 1” by Virgil Abloh. Released posthumously, Alboh’s work seamlessly connected the decades of prominence of Nike’s famed sneaker. In total, Virgil Abloh designed 47 bespoke pairs of the Nike “Air Force 1” for the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2022 show in collaboration with Nike.

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This Look See sample Air Force 1 was created in 2000 as part of the HTM line, a collaboration between Nike and Fragment Design House. The HTM line gets its name from Fragment House founder ‘H’ for Hiroshi Fujiwara, and ‘T’ and 'M' for Nike's Tinker Hatfield and Mark Parker. This sample predates the release of this collection, which debuted in 2002. Originally released in 1982, the Air Force 1 is named after the presidential aircraft.