The early-2000s Air Force 1 shape is making another appearance for Holiday 2026, this time dressed in a simple College Navy and Light Smoke Grey colorway. It’s another pair built around the 2001-inspired construction that has started showing up more often in Nike’s upcoming Air Force 1 lineup.

College Navy leather takes over most of the upper, covering the base, overlays, and lining before continuing onto the outsole. Light Smoke Grey adds contrast across the Swoosh, tongue, heel tab, and midsole, keeping the color blocking clean and close to what you could have seen on an Air Force 1 release from that era.

The bigger detail here is still the shape. This version uses proportions modeled after Air Force 1 pairs from around 2001, giving the shoe a different look than many of the modern releases that have followed. More colorways are now surfacing with the same construction, so the throwback build appears to be sticking around beyond just one or two releases.

The Nike Air Force 1 ’01 “College Navy/Light Smoke Grey” releases during Holiday 2026 for $130 at Nike.com and select retailers.

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