What I like about the Nike Waffle One: It makes great use of its materials.
Here’s what you can expect from the Nike Waffle One. And as someone who falls in between these two consumers - and who was lucky to get my hands on a few pairs of the LD Waffles - I wanted to put these good-on-paper Nikes to the test to make sure they indeed walked the walk. I’ll admit, it’s hard to follow in the footsteps of a sneaker many deemed the best of year, but Nike looked to keep as many of the important features as they could in order to keep both hypebeasts and IKEA staffers on board. That fog is exactly why I was so intrigued by Nike's more pedestrian - and obtainable, at $100 or $110 for the SE model - 2021 follow-up to the popular hybrid sneaker, the Nike Waffle One. (They're still $520 now.) While that is an outrageous price to pay for a pair of sneakers - especially since there were 10-plus versions released over the course of two years - you could definitely see the appeal of the sneakers, if you could make it past the fog of relentless hype.
Sure enough, they sold out immediately - and quickly hit the resale market for upwards of $1,200 a pair. They had a beautifully chaotic look that could appeal to anyone interested in innovative footwear. When I first caught a glimpse of Nike and Japanese luxury sportswear brand Sacai’s collaborative effort, the LD Waffle, back in 2019, I knew they were going to get the attention of everyone - from the hypebeasts who may not wear them at all but have to have them, to folks working the Storage and Organization section at IKEA who simply think they look as though you could stand in them for an eight-hour shift.
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