Nike SB Gato Shoes

The Swoosh brand follow up their recent Supreme collaboration with a rerelease drop of the Nike SB Gato, coming in a Black / Black - White - Gum Light Brown edition, staying faithful to the indoor soccer classic. Housed with some fresh colour blocking in place, Nike deliver the Gato in a black leather upper with white accenting features, including the bold stitched Swoosh and midsole, sitting on the contrasting gum outsole. SB branding can be found on the heel, coupled with the flag label on the upper, while the outsole tread reignites memories of indoor futsal sessions. The Nike SB Gato Shoes in Black / Black - White - Gum Light Brown is a skate shop exclusive colourway.

The Nike Gato was originally designed and released in 2011 as an indoor soccer shoe and was aimed at those seeking a sleek silhouette emitting style and functionality. In 2012, the Woven Street Gato dropped, featuring a traditional leather upper of high grade leathers, with the performance tooling of the original still intact. In 2013, Nike reimagined the soccer classic as part of their Nike SB range, fittingly named the Nike SB Lunar Gato. Slotting into the roster alongside other retooled iconic athletic shoes, such as the Dunk and Blazer, Nike SB incorporated their Lunarlon technology to make the Gato skate ready, with the silhouette seeing some country specific renditions to coincide with the 2014 World Cup.

Now re-releasing in 2018 as a stripped down homage to the original, the Gato is the perfect representation of skaters adapting unlikely, low profile sportswear silhouettes, channelling a bygone era. The Nike SB Gato is a soccer inspired skate shoe, with design cues that blur the line between soccer and skate.