The AMBUSH X Nike collection is one of the Swoosh’s more eccentric collections, with Yoon having strived to its maximum extend to create the perfect athleisure fit that’s actually stylish without sacrificing its performance benefits, and one of them, happens to be Yoon’s own take of the Air Max 180.
There was a particular reason why Yoon loves the silhouette so much. “The Air Max 180 is the first pair of sneakers I ever bought with my own money,” Ahn said. “I wanted it so badly, having seen it in the pages of a magazine. I actually saved up money to buy those pairs. So I just wanted to make my own version.”
Fast forward from then till now, the famed jewellery designer has had a chance to create her own Air Max 180 shoe to be included into her own capsule collection, and at first glance, doesn’t look like anything else in the market. Specifically a combination of a very sleek upper that features one zip off set slightly toward the medial side, it’s athleisure at its best. It’s practically a combination of 2 shoes into one, the Air Max 180, and an unlikely choice, the Air Zoom Flight. “When I visited the Nike archive, I saw the Glove. It looks so cozy, so comfortable from afar. I wanted to capture that feeling and fully wrap the foot,” Yoon recalls.
A simple, no nonsense design that’s both comfort proven, yet stylish at the same time.
The AMBUSH X Nike Air Max 180 High drops this Friday, 26th April for an approximate price of RM 830.
