Delayed! Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘Dark Sulfur’ aka ‘Archive’

News on this release was first posted July 8, 2022.

Update September 1, 2022: The SNKRS US release date for the Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘Dark Sulfur’ aka ‘Archive’ has been pushed back. Previously set for September 2, you’ll have to wait until September 29 to cop your pair.

Update August 26, 2022: An official release date is here for the Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘Dark Sulfur’! They’ll release September 1 on NikeCraft, followed by a global release on September 2. Hit the links below to shop!

Update July 28, 2022: Following the release of official images, on-foot shots of the Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘Dark Sulfur’ have surfaced via @yankeekicks. Check them out here and stay tuned for upcoming release details.

Tom Sachs and Nike may have brilliantly deemed their NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘boring’ in a memorable print ad that looks like it belongs in the pages of Soled Out, but Sachs’ rabid fans seem to think it’s anything but boring: its first colourway flew out of his webstore with frightening speed and is now flipping for several hundred dollars, even though the artist indicated that it would be ‘restocked’ and ‘perennial.’ Now, Sachs and Nike are ready to run it back with a second General Purpose Shoe colourway, namely a bright style that’s dubbed ‘Dark Sulfur.’

A borderline McDonald’s type beat, the ‘Dark Sulfur’ may be murky in name, but it’s bright in its colour with a bold yellow mesh upper that’s cut by white Swooshes, off-white tongue tags and gigantic orange heel and tongue tabs. Special branding is applied tastefully across the heels and insoles, while the inside of the tongue tag offers a special message. Down below, Killshot-style midsoles work with classic waffle outsoles to round off the look.

It wouldn’t really be a Sachs x Nike sneaker without some special packaging, so the ‘Dark Sulfur’ box is covered in Sachs’ signature hand-drawn doodles. On the inside of the lid, there’s also a manifesto that explains the NikeCraft mission.

We’ll see what the deal is with a release date for the Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe ‘Dark Sulfur’ soon – at the time of writing, nothing has been announced. However, it should be priced at the same $110 as its white-and-blue predecessor, and hopefully, it’ll be a perennial style as well.