The Nike React Element ’87 was first seen at UNDERCOVER’s Paris Fashion Week back in March where most sneakerheads were fast to assume that the pair identified was an UNDERCOVER collaboration with Nike which is now made clear that it is indeed another general release pair.
The silhouette was designed by the Nike special projects team, led by Nate Jobe, senior design director of the team. Nate Jobe states that:
“The Nike Element React 87 was realized by drilling foam and applying a computational design filter. The results presented a new articulation of Nike’s React technology while an out-the-box interpretation of a friendly runner from the past yielded an avant-garde new upper.”
Many sneakerheads speculate that this silhouette will be the next big thing in the scene with overwhelming feedback from the various colorways revealed, and with an UNDERCOVER collaboration releasing soon, it is almost certain that Nike will be pushing their latest silhouette to get everyone on the Nike bandwagon. The Sail and Anthracite colorway will be releasing this 21st June, on Nike with a price tag of RM593. We can only assure everyone that they will be having a tough time copping these as early pairs are already on the secondary market around RM1,500 and everyone wants a piece of the ‘profit cake’.
