The Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Copper’ Returns in October for the First Time in 7 Years
Nike’s Air Foamposite One will soon return in one of its more popular colorways.
The Nike Air Foamposite One “Copper” will release for the first time in seven years come October. True to its previous form, the shoe’s namesake color brings a metallic sheen to the Foamposite shell and repeats for the tiny toe Swoosh, tongue and pull tab striping and Penny Hardaway logo on the heel. Black suede wrapps around the top the shoe, and the color is also used for the mesh tongue and carbon fiber plate. A translucent outsole then goes without the blue tinge of the 2017 release.
“Royal,” “Eggplant” and “Copper” are the three core colorways for the Air Foamposite One, and the release of the latter will complete the rerelease of all three come October. “Royal” is the lone original colorway for the model, and it launched as Hardaway’s signature shoe in 1997. Sales were underwhelming in the beginning, but the return of the Air Foamposite in the 2000s with new colorways changed the fortunes for what’s now considered an iconic silhouette.
Foamposite remains one of the most interesting and expensive Nike technologies to date, as its molds cost $750,000 to produce. The form fitting shell is created by pouring liquid polyurethane into an “envelope,” which is then subjected to pressure and heat.
The DMV area has long been a proponent of Foamposites, and Nike acknowledged the regional love this week with a special-edition of the sneaker inspired by Washington D.C.’s cherry blossoms and advertised through a campaign with local star rapper Wale. Next year will also see the first-ever return of the most legendary variant of all, 2012’s “Galaxy.”
The Nike Air Foamposite One “Copper” will release in October through the Snkrs app and select third-party retailers. A more precise release date hasn’t yet been confirmed, and pricing will be set at $230.
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