As the "Godfather of streetwear," Hiroshi Fujiwara has elevated quite a few Nike silhouettes in his day. Reheated Air Force 1s, anyone? But what happens when he abandons remakes and designs a sneaker all his own? The Air Max LD-Zero H sneaker. That's what happens.

Created in 2016, the Air Max LD Zero is one of many experimental sneakers Fujiwara has made with the Swoosh.

Inspired by distance running shoes from the 70s, the Air Max LD-Zero H combines the upper design of the 1973 Nike Boston, the 1997 LD-1000, and the comparatively modern signature cushioning of the Air Max 2014. First released in 2016, the Air Max LD-Zero H is a meeting of Nike's recent and distant pasts, rolled into one dark suede package.

When he's not amalgamating hall-of-fame Nike sneakers into one synthesized package, he's reinventing some of the Swoosh's greatest hits.

Just recently, Fragment, Fujiwara's streetwear brand, took the classic Air Force 1 sneaker out for a spin, though he didn't really alter the shoe's core appearance, opting instead to add tonal 'FRGMT' branding to the outsole.

Whether it's making brand-new sneaker models or subtly engraving classics, Fujiwara knows his way around the swoosh.

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