Nike has always had a foot grounded in history and the other soaring towards the future. The Air Foamposite Pro, while unorthodox and dismissed upon first release, would go on to revolutionize the sneaker game since it debuted in 1997. The "Pearl" iteration, which launched not long after the coveted "Dark Neon Royal" colorway, is being re-released next year as part of the Swoosh's holiday 2025 drop.

Roughly eight years since the last "Pearl" retro, the much anticipated model is rumored to stay true to the OG, sporting a lustrous cream upper made of a synthetic molded polyurethane that is both durable and lightweight. Details include contrasting black nubuck accents and mesh inner lining, as well as Nike branding along the base, toebox and heel.

While the Air Foamposite Pro isn't tied to a star athlete, it equally gained pop cultural resonance through Spike Lee's 1998 film, He Got Game, where the shoes were seen donned by Jesus Shuttleworth, played by NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen.

The forthcoming Air Foamposite Pro "Pearl" will release on Nike and select stores in roughly a year.

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