Matt Varga Updated October 3rd, 2024: Just one day after news of the NOCTA Nike Air Max Plus broke, we’re now getting a first look at three colorways. While the shape of the silhouette largely remains, the details within are radically changed, swapping out the defining TPU waves for a radial arrangement that graces both the medial and lateral sides. Additionally, a synthetic mesh material now dresses the entirety of the upper, and hiking-inspired pull closure replaces the traditional lacing system. True to Nike’s collab strategy, a slew of co-branding details appear throughout the profile, most eye-catching with a debossed NOCTA logo at the very forefoot.
As of writing, further release details haven’t arrived – we’re still expecting all three of these shoes to materialize in 2025. Check out the full suite of first look images just ahead via @moreofnocta.
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- NOCTA x Nike Air Max Plus (expected 2025) @moreofnocta
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- NOCTA x Nike Air Max Plus (expected 2025) @moreofnocta
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- NOCTA x Nike Air Max Plus (expected 2025) @moreofnocta
Original article published October 2nd, 2024: Regardless of how bumpy his year has been in regards to music, Drake’s status as a valued commodity is unchanged in Beaverton. A consistent stream of new looks for his NOCTA Hot Step 2 speak to that point, but next year is set to widen the scope of his Swoosh output. After only marking the Air Force 1 and his own signature shoes, Champagne Papi is set to earn a NOCTA Nike Air Max Plus in 2025.
While not one of the Swoosh offerings most would immediately associate with him, the Air Max Plus and Drake have collided for a few notable moments. Chief among them was the “Stage Use Only” Air Max Plus from back in 2018 (also minted in all-white), adding new laces and fresh flashy touches to the Tn for his “Aubrey and the Three Migos” tour. Beaverton would go on to release a similar but decidedly peripheral take on that concept with the Air Max Plus Toggle in 2023, a concept that’s stretched into this year with the Air Max Plus “Utility.”
Of course, we’re going on a decade since Drake first shared those specially done up Tns. A reprisal of their design for this 2025 edition may thus be unlikely, but it’s essentially the only indication we have on how the end product may look. In lieu of further details, keep it locked to this page and our Sneaker Release Dates hub for further info as a release nears closer.
Early release info via @bubblekoppe.
