Nike's "What The LA" Air Force 1 Is Returning This Holiday Season

Name: Nike Air Force 1 Low “What The LA”
Colorway: White/Black-Hyper Jade
SKU: CT1117-100
MSRP: $125 USD
Release Date: Holiday 2026

Nike‘s Air Force 1 Low “What The LA” is set to return this Holiday season, bringing back a city-themed colorway first released in 2019 alongside its “What The NYC” counterpart.

The original concept took the “What The” format in a different direction than its predecessors. Rather than pulling design elements from earlier sneaker releases, Nike built the colorway around Los Angeles sports culture, blending shades and materials tied to several of the city’s biggest teams into one shoe. Purple and gold call back to the Lakers most directly, while blue, red, black and metallic touches gesture toward the Dodgers and the Kings, with the combined palette giving each pair its own distinct identity.

Materials and construction carry that multi-team concept through the build. Suede and leather panels mix with glossy overlays, contrast Swooshes and splattered midsoles, layering several textures and finishes across a single upper rather than committing to one. Los Angeles script appears near the heels and across the insoles, anchoring the design back to its city-wide concept without leaning on any official team logos or branding.

That restraint is part of what gave the original release its staying power. By referencing basketball, baseball, hockey and the city’s broader streetwear identity all at once, the 2019 “What The LA” read as a tribute to Los Angeles itself rather than a single-team product, a distinction that separated it from more straightforward team-branded sneakers. A return would mark one of the more recognizable entries in Nike’s “What The” series finding its way back into rotation alongside its original NYC counterpart.