These Nike Air Foamposite One 'Metallic Red' low-top retro basketball sneakers are the 2023 edition of the legendary 'Pen' colorway,
Built slip-resistant and wear-resistant in a striking red and black scheme with that unmistakable metallic foam shine.
The story starts in 1997, when Nike was in a transformative period and Michael Jordan's game was becoming steadier with fewer eye-catching highlights, so Nike chose the explosive Penny Hardaway — hailed as Jordan's successor — as its flagship endorser, and the Air Foamposite One was born, affectionately nicknamed 'Pen' by Chinese fans.
Designer Eric Avar packed it with the most advanced footwear tech of the era — an upgraded double-stack Zoom Air cushioning plus a large carbon fiber plate for explosive underfoot feel — while the one-piece Foamposite upper delivers a gorgeous metallic look along with excellent lockdown, support, and overall stability.
Widely praised as one of the most beautiful shoes in Nike history, it's been called 'a creation from outer space' and 'a basketball shoe ahead of its time,' standing alone in both sneaker design and technology, changing how people view sneaker aesthetics and lifting the charm of basketball and Nike's design philosophy to a whole new level.
H version, company grade quality.