A football celebration with the Off-White x Nike Zoom Fly Mercurial Flyknit
It’s looking like Virgil Abloh’s year, folks. The Off-White x Nike Zoom Fly Mercurial Flyknit premiers alongside a collection of sporty apparel ahead of the world’s greatest football tournament.
The Zoom Fly hasn’t exactly been around for ages. However, it continues to find itself at the center of hype this summer. Here, it takes on a Flyknit construction on the upper, supported by a classic Flywire set up along the lacing system.
We also see that familiar thick midsole, boasting the carbon-infused nylon plate that is one of the main draws of this unique performance model. As usual with Abloh, a piece of Nike’s functional catalog is turned into a streetwear essential – rather elegantly too.
Available in a somber Black and boisterous Orange look, each version manages to stand out in its own way. Each of these colorways comes with a gradient stripe riding the midsole. This addition is particularly noticeable on the otherwise tonal Black iteration.
For its part, the Orange edition hardly needs a hint of brightness, managing to stand out on its own thanks to its base color.
After Abloh’s run with The Ten, taking his unique touch to the futuristic Zoom Fly was a bit inevitable. This performance design manages to translate well to streetwear, considering the popularity of the function-as-form trend.
The Zoom Fly Mercurial also happens to come up with another interesting characteristic. It uniquely blends a pragmatic build with its slight sci-fi look to look just different enough to merit a second glance. Unlike the popular bulky shoe of today, it attracts attention without sacrificing on sleek design.
Releasing alongside a collection of mostly tonal apparel, these two colorways will work quite well both as compliments and contrasts to several Off-White x Nike pieces. If nothing else, your footwear certainly won’t blend in – even with the Black colorway!
Check these out when they release on June 14th, just in time for the first day of the World Cup! Grab your own chance to have your pair with our raffle! (Raffle closes June 13th.)