Trendy “Silver Metallic” Dawns On The Nike Air Rift

Matt Varga August 3rd, 2025 (updated)

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As most know, fashion is largely cyclical. When you put out as many models on a yearly basis as Nike does, you can simply reach back to the last genesis of any given trend and deliver attendant product to current adopters. With slim-soled, fashion-minded, and otherwise curious footwear in the spotlight once again, silhouettes like the Air Superfly have followed that exact cadence, as has the Nike Air Rift at hand.

Built on a tabi toe and ballet shoe closure, the Air Rift now doubles down on its aughts origins with a “Silver Metallic” colorway, copping the chrome coloring that’s been patently inescapable across the wide world of footwear. While most of the shoe hits that note in standard fashion, the quarter panel works in a sharp gradient, evoking brushed metal as it transitions to grainy jet black into the heel. Otherwise, this delivers more sturdy devotion to the sleek aesthetic, applied on a model that was already sure to turn heads to begin with.

The Nike Air Rift “Silver Metallic” likely arrives as a part of the broader Fall 2025 slate, commanding a $140 MSRP.

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Womens Nike Air Rift

SKU: IH3656-095

RETAIL PRICE: $140

RELEASE DATE: 2026

US 2026

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Written by

Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.