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Set to officially open December 1, we now have an inside look at the “Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture” exhibit. Taking place during Design Miami/, the limited-time showcase is presented by Nike and VA Securities and has taken over the city’s Rubell Museum. According to Nike and VA Securities, “the exhibition honors Abloh’s creative legacy, highlighting his long-term partnership with Nike, and shares design methodologies that were central to his creative identity. The exhibition and its related programs are designed to showcase his methodological principles — known as Abloh’s Codes — which are meant to be applicable to any medium, product or space. The Codes made his work, and particularly The Ten with Nike, both easily identifiable and translatable.”Helping mark Design Miami/ this year, the exhibition will serve to express the Codes that guide and shape the future of Nike’s partnership with VA Securities. Informing the ongoing collaborative output established by Architecture, a platform Virgil co-created with Nike. Helmed by Mahfuz and Chloe Sultan, Architecture’s future project will reflect on and reinterpret The Codes.According to Nike, “the goal is to further Abloh’s legacy beyond an individual practice and to establish a framework for an enduring open-source institution and invitation to design anchored in inspirational storytelling.””Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture” features a major focus on unreleased and previously unseen Off-White™ x Nike footwear. Proving Virgil Abloh’s unrelenting work ethic, the showing explores the numerous colorways developed in the process toward the official release of the Off-White™ x Nike Dunk Lows and Air Force 1s. Additionally, the exhibition serves as the formal introduction to the Off-White™ x Nike Terra Forma, the first original Nike sneaker designed from scratch by Abloh and Nike designers in 2022. The Terra Forma will be part of an apparel and footwear collection to officially drop this December.Take a look inside the “Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture” at Rubell Museum in Miami December 1-4 above.”Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture” at Rubell Museum1100 NW 23rd St,Miami, FL 33127,United States View this post on Instagram A post shared by HYPEBEAST (@hypebeast)In case you missed it, take a full look at the Off-White™ c/o POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF) “EQUIPMENT™” collection.

SOUTH2 WEST8 is pushing its collaborative sneaker portfolio further this December as it has just announced a brand new team-up with On Running that features the latter’s Cloudaway model. This is the latest installment in its footwear journey and serves as follows up to its Reebok Zig Kinetica II Edge team-up that was released earlier this month as well as its WAIMEA H2 interpretation with KEEN.When SOUTH2 WEST8 was cooking up this offering, its intention was to formulate a sneaker that was primed for fishing activities and outdoor adventures. The Japanese streetwear label’s signature DNA is prominent across the uppers as its signature green graphics are printed across the toe boxes, along the side panels and on top of the tongue stripes. A solid black hue takes over a majority of the real estate here as it coats over the mesh tongues, lateral and medial walls and the mudguards, the latter of which arrives in vegan suede and comes held down by exposed stitchings. Stuffed inside the midsole piece is On CloudTec® technology which supplies wearers with plushy cushioning.Lifestyle images of the collaborative pair can be viewed in the gallery above and you can expect these to drop on December 3 via On.For more footwear news, peep a look at the On Cloudaway “Smoky Quartz” colorway.

Update: Select retailers such as Asphaltgold have now shared a release date of December 8 for the Nike ACG Air Zoom Gaiadome GORE-TEX “Trails End Brown.” It’s priced at €225 EUR (approx. $234 USD) and expected to launch via Nike as well. For more details, read the full story below.Original Story: Adding to the frosty white and all-black winter boots, Nike ACG gives the Air Zoom Gaiadome GORE-TEX a “Trails End Brown” colorway. The brand’s technical sub-label is gearing up for the colder months with the three shades following a similar variation first seen on the Team USA members during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.Much like the Zoom Gaiadome FlyEase, the current offering opts for a lighter minimalistic design but with a comparable hardy build. The ankle collar comes with soft pillow-like padding in place of the initial synthetic layering and zip-up as the tongue runs down in the same coated material wrapped around with the ever-durable GORE-TEX material. Rope laces loop through metal hook eyelets with pull tabs added to the tongue and ankle. Hitting the toe, tongue, lateral, ankle and heel are the sportswear giant’s branding motifs while a brown rubber frame reading “TRAIL FRAME” runs across the heel. A split Air Zoom midsole is stacked over a matching outsole with the words “Designed, tested and made on planet earth” to finish off the look.Take a look above at the latest Nike Air Zoom Gaiadome GORE-TEX in “Trails End Brown” slated to hit shelves in the coming months along with the white and black iterations.For more Swoosh-related news, here’s a first look at the Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Black Phantom.”