Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Jester 'University Red'
Colorway: White/University Red · Style code: AO1220-106 · Release date: August 16, 2018 · Price: $380 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Jester XX 'Black' (AO1220-001) · Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Jester XX 'The 1 Reimagined' (AO1220-100) · Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Jester XX 'Triple White' (AO1220-101) · Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Jester XX 'White Black' (AO1220-102) · Nike Wmns Air Force 1 Jester XX 'Regency Purple' (AO1220-103)
Red on white is the most conventional pairing the Air Force 1 has, which makes it a useful way to show what the Jester actually changes. The Swoosh is University Red and it does not sit where you expect: it is pushed off center, so the familiar shape crosses the panel at the wrong angle. The tongue has no branding on it at all, that having been moved to the heel. Red carries through to the outsole.
The upper is white leather with the toe box perforated for airflow, and the sole unit is built up taller than a standard low-top, which changes the stance more than the profile. Both the Jester and its stablemates came from a fourteen-person team of Nike women designers who reworked the Air Force 1 and Air Jordan 1 in 2018, building each shoe around a personality type rather than a sport. Priced at $130, this pair sat above the general-release low-top.