Local food is so important to Singaporeans that it doesn’t just fuel us, it literally fuels our creations too. Hot on the heels of Hello Kitty x Pew Pew Patches and Studio MU / YU’s kaya toast earrings comes a new collaboration from Click.je and Out of Fun (OOF). The 2 local brands have come together under the moniker TUCKSHOP to create 3 pairs of Nike food sneakers inspired by stalwarts of Singaporean cuisine.
Read to the end to find out how you can cop a pair of these limited-edition sneakers. But first, let’s take a look at the 3 designs!
First up, Laksa Air Force 1 sneakers. Instead of a literal interpretation, the design resembles a top-down view of a bowl of laksa.
The body of the sneakers is dipped in orange and red hues à la laksa gravy. Flecks of green recall laksa leaves, while the yellow and white on the Swoosh is a callback to the noodles. The designers even cheekily customised the orange speckled laces to imitate the soup stains you spend your entire meal trying to avoid.
The customisation process doesn’t just end with the hand-painted sneakers. From the label listing laksa ingredients to a flyer promoting the “dish” inside the box, the devil is truly in the details.
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Next up, the Nasi Lemak Nike Air Max 90 sneakers. The striped green midsoles are a shout out to the banana leaves that nasi lemak is typically wrapped in. The red and brown lace guards illustrate how ikan bilis, peanuts and sambal are as crucial to the dish as the coconut rice itself. This time around, the yellow-and-white Swoosh represents a fried egg.
Like we said, the devil is in the details. Peep the adorable little icon on the heel of the sneakers, which looks like a wrapped-up nasi lemak parcel.
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The main body of the sneakers features brown and white specks straight out of a plain prata. The fact that it’s reminiscent of the cow-print bodysuit Beyonce wore in Black Is King is a happy coincidence. No surprises for guessing what the red-and-orange Swoosh and the speckled laces are supposed to mimic.
Now, the part you’ve been waiting for. TUCKSHOP is organising a raffle so that 3 lucky people can get their hands on the Nike food sneakers. The Laksa Air Force 1 and Roti Prata Air Jordan 1 sneakers are in US size 9. The Nasi Lemak Air Max 90 sneakers are a US size 8.
To participate in the raffle, you’ll have to follow these steps:
1. Follow @click.je and @outoffun.sg on Instagram.
2. Drop a DM to @click.je to purchase a raffle ticket. Each raffle ticket costs $3 and you are allowed to buy more than 1 ticket. Don’t forget to state which design you’re raffling for in your message.
The raffle will end at 9.30pm on 14 August 2020. It is only open to people residing in Singapore. A live draw will be held to announce the winners of each pair, and the winners will be contacted via DM after the draw.
Good luck!
All images are courtesy of Out of Fun.
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