If you were to look up the definition of elevated basics, you’d find a picture of Fragment’s Air Force 1. Probably.<\/p>\n
Obviously, Nike’s Air Force 1 sneaker is the epitome of sneaker excellence, and as the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Just fragment it.” Something like that, right?<\/p>\n
At a glance, Fragment’s Air Force 1 looks like a standard AF1. Same stitched leather overlay, sleek low-cut collar, and classic white colorway. The only deviation takes place at the outsole with an engraved “FRGMT” logo that adds some subtle distinction to the otherwise standard shoe.<\/p>\n
Nike’s Air Force 1 is one of the best examples of sticking to the status quo. <\/p>\n
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Of course it’s fun to experiment, and Nike is far from afraid to get a little funky with it (I’m looking at you Air Rift lovers<\/a>), but the AF1 is a constant reminder that some things are better left unchanged.<\/p>\n Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post.<\/p>\n Enable All Media<\/p>\n Hiroshi Fujiwara, the “God father of streetwear” and the creator of fragment<\/a>, is far from the only one to abide by this less-is-more approach to revamping the AF1.<\/p>\n From Chef Nobu’s Sushi Club x Nike Air Force 1<\/a> to Drake’s super normal AF1<\/a>, all of the Swoosh’s sharpest collaborators understand the inherent aura possessed by an unaltered Air Force 1. It\u2019s simply unmatched.<\/p>\n Highsnobiety has affiliate marketing partnerships, which means we may receive a commission from your purchase. Want to shop the products our editors actually love? Visit our SHOPPER page<\/a> and subscribe to the newsletter<\/a> for recs on all things fashion, footwear, and beauty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you were to look up the definition of elevated basics, you’d find a picture of Fragment’s Air…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":["post-534416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}