The Nike Shox R4 Pushes Into Lifestyle With Suede Siding

Soon, the Nike Shox R4 may have competition, or at least a genuine peer, in its Y2K approach. A “kitten heel” offshoot in the Shox Z will give consumers the option to slim down the rear propulsion of the archival line in due order, but in the meantime, its original attendees have plenty of room to spread their wings.

Among several experimental developments in the silhouette’s recent run, suede has really gained steam, a counterpunch to the sleek aesthetics most usually associated with aughts-inspired footwear. While that still shines through a bit in the actual Shox unit for this pair, this Nike Shox R4 majors in a cooler, calmer side of the color wheel, utilizing sky blue down the midline and on the toe cap and unwrapping rich navy waves on its fresh material.

As a GR product, the Nike Shox R4 “Celestine Blue” doesn’t carry a firm drop date, instead likely to hit Nike.com and partnering retailers in the near future.

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.