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Embroidery: It's not just for your grandma's throw blankets. It's also for your fresh AF Nike AF 1s. (That's AF ².) The granny-licious Nike Air Force 1 "Canvas & Embroidered Swoosh" is exactly what it sounds like: A canvas-based take on Nike’s classic low-top sneaker with an embroidered Swoosh to taste.

Honestly, dad shoes get a lot of attention, but grandmacore is the real unsung hero of the niche sneaker market. 

Just look at FDMTL’s  Vans Old Skool Cab 33 sneaker or LOEWE's floral-stitched Terra Vulca sneaker for proof. Nike’s AF1 is such a legendary sneaker silhouette, though, that this canvas iteration is probably the most approachable take on embroidered footwear by far.

The shoe’s olive green upper is made with a cotton canvas, a textural deviation from the sneaker's standard leather dress.

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This Air Force 1’s Swoosh is also stitched up and souped out with thread, which weaves in some material charm to the tonal sneaker. 

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Soon to be available on Nike’s website for $115, the embroidered Air Force 1 comes in a military green, a triple black combo, and an all-white iteration. This granny sneaker has flavors for days. Speaking of flavors, Nike's canvas offerings outside of the embroided Swoosh sneaker are equally decadent.

Just take a look at the strawberry shortcake-flavored Linen Nike Air Force 1 that came out earlier this year. That was a sweet, sweet take on the textural sneaker. But the “Canvas & Embroidered Swoosh” AF1 ups the textural ante with its threaded Swoosh: A double whammy of woven pursuits.

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