Nike Zoom Blazer AC XT SB 'Black'
Colorway: Black/Black · Style code: AH3434-001 · Release date: May 2018 · Price: $2452 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Zoom Blazer AC XT SB 'White' (AH3434-100) · Nike Zoom Blazer AC XT SB 'Ridgerock' (AH3434-200) · Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid PRM Acclimate Sneakers (DC8903-200) · Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid Acclimate Pack Triple Sneakers (DC8903-002) · Grant Taylor x Nike Zoom Blazer Mid Pro GT SB 'ACG' (DC0615-200)
Triple black on a skate shoe is a practical choice as much as a stylistic one, since scuffing shows less. The Zoom Blazer AC XT takes that route completely, running black over the upper and the sole with no contrast panel to break it.
The AC XT is one of the more heavily reworked Blazers in the SB catalog, built for durability rather than for fidelity to the 1970s original. Zoom Air sits under the heel, the same addition Nike made in 2005 when it first rebuilt the Blazer for skateboarding, along with a padded collar. Nike listed it at $80 and released it in May 2018. Nike SB has been operating since 2002, adapting court models like the Blazer and the Dunk for a sport that had already adopted them without permission.