adidas Nite Jogger Men's Sneakers

The adidas Nite Jogger offers complete individuality. The sneaker's style isn't a direct throwback to nostalgic times, but it has a different aesthetic than most modern designs. Leaning heavily on its famous Boost midsole cushioning system as the shoe's foundation, adidas then paired it with a stretchy nylon ripstop upper.

A mixture of other materials, such as suede, mesh and reflective detailing, gives the model a wholly singular appearance. It falls somewhere between the streamlined look of the '70s and the chunky feel of the '90s, landing in the middle with a wide outsole and more compact upper.

• The Nite Jogger went regional for a six-city pack in March 2019. New York, Paris, London, Shanghai, Los Angeles and Tokyo were each distinguished by their specific color contrasts with accents in orange, blue, red, yellow, green and purple, respectively. Each shoe features flight details from adidas's headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on the tag, and acid green reflective details enhance the uppers.


• No Nite Jogger collaboration history is complete without paying homage to 3M. In July 2019, the first of two collaborations on the Nite Jogger allowed 3M to highlight its Scotchlite reflective material. The 3M version features an embroidered three-stripe mark, 3M Scotchlite panels on the forefoot, heel and sides. It also showcases an oversized reflective 3M logo on the medial side, and a 3M woven label on the tongue's inside, with additional branding. A 2020 3M collab reduced the size of the 3M logo but repeated it across a colorful upper.


• Another adidas collab was with White Mountaineering in Tokyo for an outdoor-themed take on the Nite Jogger. The September 2019 drop (EG1687) features suede leather overlays and mesh and textile underlays with reflective materials coming in vibrant oranges, greens and reds. A second, more understated pair features a forest-like palette of moss green, grey and burgundy (EG1686). Both feature White Mountaineering branding on the tongue.

• Beyoncé's Ivy Park collection from adidas embraced the Nite Jogger on two separate occasions, once in 2019 and again in October 2020. The Ivy Park versions depart most dramatically from the typical design, adding a lacing and hook system that allows the wearer to clip the shoes to a gym bag. They also feature asymmetrical harness detailing. The four colorways include a green and yellow version, maroon with orange, ecru (unbleached linen) and off-white with ecru and dark green.


• The adidas partnership with popular gamer Ninja resulted in a pair of "Time In" Nite Jogger releases. The first came in December 2019 and featured Ninja's signature blue and yellow. The October 2020 version used black and grey with pink and blue accents.


• The brand continued to release mainline colorways in 2019, highlighted by a Hi-Res Aqua X-Model Pack in September 2019 that includes a Nite Jogger with a large "Boost" print across the side of the shoe.


• Throughout 2020, adidas went for the bold on the Nite Jogger's mainline releases. These eye-catching colors include neon green or solid red uppers, a special Pride colorway (FY9023) and versions in black, white, camo, metallic, and one with a "Sunset" gradient (FX1397) on the Boost midsole.