Nike Blazy
Colorway: Black/Sail/White/Black · Style code: IM2523-001 · Release date: August 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET · Price: $95 · Availability: Available now
Where to buy: Highs and Lows · Tracked at 12 retailers
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The Blazy takes the Nike Blazer as its starting point and reworks it; the name, per Nike, is short for Lazy Blazer. Two changes define it. The toe box is built wider than the Blazer's, and the midsole is double-taped, which visually tilts the shoe backward as though it were reclining. The upper mixes three materials: leather, suede and canvas, with the Swoosh stitched on rather than applied as a large panel. A rubber outsole finishes it. This colorway runs black with Sail and white, so the material split reads through texture more than through color.
It is scheduled for August 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern at $95, with sizes listed across both men's and women's, starting at 3.5. Nike tags it for lifestyle and basketball, though the basketball label is heritage rather than functional; the Blazer began as a basketball shoe in the 1970s and its descendants carry the classification forward. At $95 the Blazy prices in line with Nike's simpler court silhouettes rather than its retro releases, consistent with a canvas-and-suede build.