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"I think we get forgotten about because we're down here and we kind of live in our own bubble. But, I mean, the impact that New Orleans culture has on the world is actually amazing. Like, especially with music and stuff like that, like some of the best musicians in the world just down here on a street corner, just pumping it out."

"It's an honor for me growing up as a sneakerhead, from having kicked this sneaker since a child... And now we got a NOLA Air Force 1. It's amazing. My name is Angela Sevilla, and I am a materials designer at Nike. "

"This shoe is still a big part of the community and history of hip-hop and we wanted to highlight that of New Orleans. This your boy Rude Jude represent New Orleans, known as the greatest host in the world. My name’s Blaine, I’m the creative director at Politics."

"These are going to be the talk of New Orleans. The full white upper is very reminiscent of the early 2000s with the crisp white tees and of course a crisp pair of Air Force 1s. We started with the G-Nike and we..."

"...only had white tee shirts. Five white tees from Footlocker... $25. That's it. Yup, that's it. I like how they bring in the Louisiana also on there. Map with the 504. 504 baby! We added polished gold eyelids to..."

"...mimic the statement rings. Shoestrings... the brass. It kind of gives me that jazz feeling. We wanted to make the swoosh the big part of this statement on the shoe by creating a gold border around it and then on the..."

"...inside with a jewelry inspired Swoosh. For the graphic treatment on this sock liner, we wanted to reference a lot of the posters that we saw of either hip-hop concerts or just fliers around town."

"And we thought it was important to highlight New Orleans as part of a great Air Force 1 chapter. It means that the whole world will see them, and we're proud to highlight this community."

Behind the Design

Air Force 1 'NOLA'