The legacy of Virgil Abloh has been in safe hands since the designer’s untimely passing in 2021. Shannon Abloh, Virgil’s wife, has been busy ensuring her late husband’s existing projects are still executed in line with his vision, including the recently unveiled Off-White™ x Nike Air Force 1 Mid SP “Varsity Maize.”
In an effort to help preserve his legacy, Shannon Abloh set up “Virgil Abloh Securities” after his passing. This is a creative corporation that’s sole focus is to maintain Abloh’s approach and ethos over the approaching years.
Last year, Shannon Abloh also confirmed with the New York Times that there’s still a year’s worth of Off-White™ x Nike projects in the works. These projects have gradually been released at a respectful pace, with images of the new bright yellow kicks only recently surfacing.
As seen below and a similar style to its “Pine Green” AF1 cousin, the Off-White™ x Nike Air Force 1 Mid SP “Varsity Maize” once again features a two-tone take, with vibrant yellow overlays sitting on a Crisp White base.
That summery yellow hue continues on the laces, tongue tabs, heel tabs, and ankle straps. The iconic Off-White™ zip tie arrives attached onto the secondary lace unit. This lace unit is decorated in bright white and offers a complimentary contrast to the bright white Swoosh branding and grim reaper embroidery upon the heel.
The design is finished off with a yellow outsole and the same spiked tread details we’ve seen boasted on previous Off-White™ x Nike AF1 Mid releases.
No release date has been confirmed yet, but with images circulating online, it’s safe to say we should expect the Off-White™ x Air Force 1 Mid SP “Varsity Maize” to arrive not too far into the future.
While we wait and if you’re a fan of the bright yellow AF1 colourway, Nike are releasing an AF1 classic that originally released 20 years ago – the Air Force 1 “West Indies” arrives at retailers Friday, 25 August at 8:00am. Raffles are currently live and you can find all the details right here.
