![]() ![]() When Frank Ocean wore Vans at the White House state dinner in 2016, we applauded him for the gutsy, mildly regressive act. Nik's Dior Air Jordan 1s and their appearance Wednesday were the logical conclusion of the streetwear-takes-the-runway movement that began nearly a decade ago. “I didn’t know which Js he was considering, and apparently I was in a jolly mood so I said ‘Do what makes you happy.’ He never followed up either way.” “When Nik was packing for DC he actually asked me whether he should bring Jordans or stick to dress shoes,” she wrote. The sneaker-versus-dress-shoe conversation did come up in the Harris-Ajagu household, according to the former's Twitter. Nik’s Dior Jordan’s put as much a premium on materials-and cost just as much, if not more-than any other designer shoe. Sneakers, just the same as brogues, boots, and loafers, are now a high-fashion concern. In 2021, Inauguration Sneakers are completely acceptable because of how far sneakers have come. The shoes were treated in a way commensurate with their tremendous value: Nik dedicated an entire suitcase to the sneakers and their box. We don’t blame her for grumbling: the shoes, made in Italy using luxury leather, originally retailed for $2,000, but are now going closer to $10,000 on resale sites like StockX. Meena, in turn, confirmed to Bobby Hundreds that Nik was indeed wearing Air Jordan 1 Diors: “Yes smh,” she wrote on Twitter. During the ceremony, a video started swirling around social media of a man walking down the steps in what appeared to be.could they? Really? Air Jordan 1s made in collaboration with Dior? The man was quickly identified as Nikolas Ajagu, the husband of Kamala’s very cool niece Meena Harris. While nearly all the other outfits at the inauguration attempted to rise to the historical nature of the occasion-Vice-President Kamala Harris’s purple suit a nod to Shirley Chisholm Joe Biden, in a departure from his predecessor, wearing an American designer-one man was content to simply outflex everyone in attendance. But the one that stands out above almost all others, at least for us here at GQ, is fly. There are a lot of words to describe Wednesday's inauguration: powerful, cathartic, and purifying all come to mind. ![]()
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