Nike Air Force 1 Low Kobe Bryant Forever White/Armory Blue
The Nike Air Force 1 Low Kobe Bryant Forever White/Armory Blue with style code IB0018-103 is a tribute to Kobe Bryant, built on the silhouette Nike most often uses for that purpose. The Air Force 1 arrived in 1982 as a Bruce Kilgore basketball design and has since become the most worn model on the street. This build stays deliberately understated, with a palette that lets the tribute carry more weight than the shoe.
Colorway: White / Armory Blue
The Nike Air Force 1 Low Kobe Bryant Forever White/Armory Blue sits on a white leather upper that leaves the classic AF1 construction entirely intact. Armory Blue lands on the swoosh and through the detailing as the only contrast in the shoe, keeping the whole thing quiet. The branding referencing Kobe Bryant is worked in with restraint and sits where the standard detailing normally lives, without the silhouette being altered for it. Detailing on the heel and tongue runs in the same tones. Underfoot the familiar cupsole with visible Air cushioning remains, finished with a white outsole. That makes the IB0018-103 a pair you can wear daily, one that does not need to announce what it stands for.
How does the Nike Air Force 1 Low Kobe Bryant Forever White/Armory Blue fit?
The Air Force 1 has always run slightly large, so half a size down is the usual advice on this model. The leather feels firm across the instep at first and gives after a few wears. If you have wider feet, stay with your normal size on the IB0018-103.