It’s been just over a month since Nike introduced the patent leather-covered Air Force 1 in a Pink Cooler colorway, but there’s still more to come from the model’s glossy looks.
Nike designer Frank Cooke took to his Instagram stories Monday to share a first look at yet another Air Force 1 Low in pink patent, this time with a few key changes. Shifting from the two-tone pinks seen on December’s release, the recently teased pair features a full matching pink upper which leans more of a Barbie, bubblegum shade than what was used on the previous pair.
A matching midsole is paired with a translucent rubber outsole, also in pink, and there’s a navy blue gradient Swoosh in the mix which appears to shift from transparent to opaque, offering a peek at she shoe’s base color. The same blue also appears on the heel and tongue but unlike December’s iteration, the new pair features darker pink shoelaces instead of Hyper Blue.
Nike Air Force 1 Low patent leather pink.
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Patent leather-adorned Air Force 1s have been a reoccurring theme in recent years. Most notably, the concept was used on a 2025 collaboration with rapper Lil Yachty on Lucky Green Concrete Boys Air Force 1s, but the slick material has also been featured on a number of more widely released iterations of the model such as the aforementioned Pink Cooler pair. Last summer, the Beaveron, Ore.-based sportswear company gave the model Hydrangeas and Wolf Gray patent leather makeovers.
Cooke didn’t reveal any further details about the new pair, merely caption his post “Taking care of the hood.” It’s believed that the new pink patent leather Nike Air Force 1 Low style will be released in 2026 for a likely retail price of $120. Readers can expect availability from nike.com and select Nike Sportswear retailers globally. FN will provide further updates on this new style as more information is made available.