Designer Traiceline Pratt Previews Goyagoma x Nike Air Max 97 as a Work in Progress
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- The Goyagama x Nike Air Max 97 work-in-progress preview shows a mix of samples and mock-ups, some with black soles, others with white soles, some with Swooshes moved up to the lateral side of the toe, hiding behind the wavy paneling, and others with no Swoosh at all
- The main theme tying the samples together is a cape-like collar opening for each of the wavy panels circling the silhouette for a unique shape that already has us waiting for the final
- As of now, the Goyagoma x Nike Air Max 97 doesn’t have a release date, retail price, or even a final shape, but as we learn more, we’ll make sure to keep you posted
In the ever-evolving world of high-fashion sneaker collaborations, most of what we see is runway-ready product that is crafted months before previews and only shown to the public when it’s ready to be seen. For Goyagoma designer Traiceline Pratt and collaborator Sean Kim, the process is just as important as the final product.
A new preview posted to Instagram shows an upcoming Goyagoma x Nike Air Max 97 colorway, but instead of dropping a final product alongside a shiny ad campaign, Pratt and Kim let us all in on the design process itself, inadvertently announcing the collab with a work-in-progress look at a triple-black AM 97 with open paneling, premium materials, and a new take on the Swoosh placement.
The Goyagama x Nike Air Max 97 work-in-progress preview shows a mix of samples and mock-ups, some with black soles, others with white soles, some with Swooshes moved up to the lateral side of the toe, hiding behind the wavy paneling, and others with no Swoosh at all. The main theme tying the samples together is a cape-like collar opening for each of the wavy panels circling the silhouette for a unique shape that already has us waiting for the final.
“(Sean Kim) and I have been putting in some work together, but instead of showing a final and finished product, we thought it may be best to show the work that has been going on behind closed doors at this rough and unfinished stage,” Pratt wrote on Instagram. “How even the slightest and tiniest change of details can make a huge difference.”
As of now, the Goyagoma x Nike Air Max 97 doesn’t have a release date, retail price, or even a final shape, but as we learn more, we’ll make sure to keep you posted. To keep up with all the latest Nike collabs and Air Max news, download the Sole Retriever App.
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