Nike's Swarovski-Covered Running Shoes Are Almost Too Lavish for Running
How do you make a pair of stacked, ultra-cushioned running shoes into a piece of luxury footwear? Easy, through Swarovski's glistening crystals.
The Nike Vomero Plus, a bulky and proudly overbuilt everyday running shoe, now has a swoosh that twinkles like a chandelier thanks to Swarovski's signature crystals. It's not the most performance-focused material choice, but certainly an opulent one.
The crystals dust Nike's logo in a grainy sand-like texture, while the midsole catches light with a soft shimmer that adds shine without weight.
Underfoot, the Vomero Plus's body is almost HOKA-like in its chunkiness. A full-length ZoomX midsole, Nike’s lightest and most responsive foam originally developed for its marathon shoes, ensures this remains an elite running model.
At a glance, this shoe might pass for the Swarovski Pegasus Premium dropping later this year, since both share deep ocean blues and shifting teal gradients, but the Vomero feels denser, more sculpted, and unapologetically dramatic.
Available December 5 for $230, fifty bills above the original Vomero Plus on Nike’s website, the Vomero Plus continues the brand’s ongoing partnership with Swarovski. However, whereas the partnership has previously focused on lifestyle shoes, this time it's moving into proper performance footwear.
When Nike dropped its GORE-TEX Vomeros earlier this year, we were already surprised by how stylish they are. But Vomeros covered in Swarovski crystals? That's a truly unprecedented move.
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