CDG Homme Plus x Nike Air Foamposite One 'Cat Eye'
The black CDG Foamposite is one of my favorite foams that I own & I remember when they originally dropped, the mold used on the upper really intrigued me. Seeing how these had similar characteristics as the Olympic medals & kinda felt like a fusion of the og pairs, PLUS a lowered retail, I copped on drop day & I'm glad I didn't wait bc they sold out pretty quickly.
Materials: the upper of this sneaker is a squishy foam-like panel with a circular pattern that carries throughout the entire upper. The panels have shiny characteristics that are similar to the reflection of a medal that changes given the lighting when you tilt it up & down. Moving to the back heel, there's a leather panel with CDG Homme Plus printed in white. Above the panel is an Olympic medal themed pull tab with glittery lines in š„š„š„ paying homage to the Olympic medals given to the winning athletes. Regarding branding, near the bottom of the eyelets, there's a mini swoosh logo in white & on the insole, there's 3 mini swooshes and more CDG branding. Overall, given the timing of the release & design paying tribute to the Olympics, I personally liked this colorway, but the og still reigns supreme for me.
Comfort/Sizing: the Foamposite is a tank lol. It has a pretty bouncy/springy feeling, & the best way I can describe it is it feels like your walking on a squishy spring, but w/ stability. For sizing, I went half up (8.5) & personally feel like I should've gone tts in these bc there's about a half size of room in them. Imo, go tts.
Overall Opinion: I really like the aesthetic of the CDG pairs. The way the panels change given the direction you hold the shoe reminds me of a medal where the outer edges of it change given the direction you hold it. With these releasing near the Olympics & the use of š„š„š„ on the pull tab, I feel like this was a nicely thought out design that gave people another shot at owning a similar design to the og foam set. If you missed out on the OG set, I wouldn't sleep on these, bc I don't see any restocks happening in the future & I'm assuming based on availability, they were somewhat limited.