The Slawn x Nike Air Max 90 Duo Releases March 1

British-Nigerian artist Olaolu Slawn is finally ready to release his Nike Air Max 90 collaboration to the public.

Originally unveiled to the world preemptively by German retailer Asphaltgold, the project marks the first time the Swoosh has allowed a Nigerian-born creative work on his own sneaker. Most of the details surrounding the understated Air Max duo remain under wraps, but Slawn took to Instagram earlier in the month to officially announce his debut collaboration with Nike.

Slawn's announcement took the form of a 24 second Instagram Reel depicting a swoosh-branded box falling from outer space. Upon crash landing on earth, one of the artist's iconic jester characters comes out of the box and finds the 'Black/White' collaborative Air Max 90. God-like hands come down from the clouds and squishes the figure.

Without the inaugural visuals, it'd be easy to mistake the unreleased sneaker duo as simply more inline takes from Nike Sportswear. The clip doesn't overtly share the backstory behind Slawn's fist project with the Swoosh, but the speckled paint on the predominantly 'Black' pair seemingly references the video's space themes in addition to the paint that stains the artist's clothing and footwear while working in his studio in north London.

'Metallic Silver' and 'Metallic Gold' eyelets near the top of the tongue work together with updates to the base layer and Nike Air branding on the spine to leave Slawn's mark on Tinker Hatfield's iconic design from 1990. Sole units underfoot, however, opt for tonal finishes that don't detract from the top-halves' 'Black' and 'Sail' finishes.

Enjoy closer looks at Slawns' Air Max 90s below – courtesy of German retailer BSTN. A firm Nike SNKRS launch date hasn't been disclosed by either party involved, but BSTN currently has pairs scheduled to drop on Saturday, March 1, at 3 a.m. EST. Each pair is priced at $150.

For more from the Swoosh, check out the rumored UNDEFEATED Air Max 95 collection expected to drop before the year ends.