1 colorway of the Nike Air Force 1 '07 LX on SoleBook.
The Nike Air Force 1 traces back to 1982, when it debuted as one of the first basketball shoes to house Nike's Air cushioning, designed under Bruce Kilgore. Built on a bulky, high-top silhouette with a padded ankle collar, it quickly moved from the hardwood into streetwear, especially after retailers in Baltimore and other East Coast cities kept the low and mid versions in steady rotation through the late 80s and 90s, cementing its status as a city-street staple long before "retro" was a marketing term. The Air Force 1 '07 LX badge, which Nike started applying more heavily in the late 2010s, signals a premium tier within the ongoing AF1 line rather than a separate model. LX drops typically swap in unconventional materials, snake or croc-effect leather, iridescent overlays, or unexpected color-blocking, while keeping the classic pivot-point outsole and low-top silhouette intact. The 2020 wave of '07 LX releases leaned into sustainability messaging too, with some pairs built partly from recycled materials, part of Nike's broader push to keep a nearly 40-year-old design relevant to a market that still treats the Air Force 1 as a blank canvas for reinvention.