Sacai The Icons Nike x sacai LDWaffle "Black Nylon"
Nike x sacai LDWaffle "Black Nylon"
Shoes · LDWaffle

Nike x sacai LDWaffle "Black Nylon"

The doubled-up sneaker that made sacai's Nike collaborations instantly legible.

$202 at FARFETCH

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Story & heritage

Nike's sacai collaboration became iconic by doubling the details instead of simplifying them. The LDWaffle joined two Nike running archetypes into one stacked silhouette, making Chitose Abe's hybrid idea visible from every angle.

Materials & craft

Nike's launch text describes the collab as a fusion of two iconic Nike shoes. On the Black Nylon version, the layered upper, doubled tongues and laces, and the exaggerated waffle sole do the talking.

LDV + Waffle Racerdouble tonguesdouble laceslayered upperwaffle outsole

How to choose & style

Black Nylon is the stealth version; bold blue and summit-white colorways show the double-layering more obviously. Let the sneaker sit against cropped trousers or straight denim.

Black NylonSummit WhiteVarsity BlueLow-topDouble tongue