Matt Varga The initial golden era of the Nike SB Dunk is behind us (and sadly, its hyped second act as well), but it’s hard to remove that span in the aughts from the sneaker world in general. No footwear brand can combine multiple greys and purple without evoking the “Pigeon” pair, “What The” iterations still reverberate long after the original, and you’d be hard-pressed to take one scroll on sneaker Instagram without seeing some spin on the “Lobster series.”
We don’t say any of that pejoratively, especially since we’re about to take a dip in the same waters. The arrival of a fresh Nike Air Force 1 Low with a “Cacao Wow/Pink Foam” split immediately calls to mind the Stussy Nike SB Dunk Low in our heads, easily the most widely known iteration on Neapolitan coloring in this hobby. Of course, the upper/lower split is inverted in this application, but “vanilla” midsoles and Swooshes only harden the similarity in our minds. To give this version somewhat of a more modern spin, four mini Swooshes anchor the central branding on the quarter panel.
The Nike Air Force 1 Low “Cacao Wow/Pink Foam” is expected to release sometime within the Holiday 2025 season, arriving in women’s sizing for $125. Watch our Sneaker Release Dates page to be the first to know when this pair becomes available.
