Nike Keeps To A Lifestyle Script With The LD-1000 “Team Gold”

Circling back to one of the first colorways we spotted.

Matt Varga November 8th, 2024 (updated)

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With the resurgence of simplistic, low-cut footwear not slowing down, Nike’s efforts to tap into that vertical correspondingly rage on. Overhauls for already established silhouettes like the Nike Cortez are one way to tackle it, but bringing archival offerings back from dormancy has also been a reliable script.

Once pulled from the market for not living up to runners’ expectations, the Nike LD-1000 has experienced some serious windfall in tackling that prompt. Representing the latest and greatest of their running tech in its original time on the shelf, the silhouette now is a pitch-perfect match for what consumers have sought via the adidas Samba or PUMA Speedcat.

As seen with this “Team Gold / Sail” adornment, Beaverton creatives have matched the simplistic construction with simplistic palettes, and the vintage-inspired notes on the midsole perfectly complement the neutral notes on the branding. If you need a bit more energy injected into that framework, look to the insole, where a flare of “Cosmic Clay” accomplishes precisely that.

The Nike LD-1000 “Team Gold” is already queued up for a November 18th release overseas; expect stateside details either to line up with that date or to emerge shortly. Retail will be set at $100.

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RELEASE DATE: 2025

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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.