Two recent sneaker trends are converging at once on an archival Nike sneaker more fit today than for the time from which it came.

The Nike Air Dolce will soon get a faux crocodile skin upper in two colorways: black and pink. A full blackout has been called for on the former shoe from its laceless, glossy upper to the raised heel with an opaque Air Max unit. Just the slightest bit of deviation comes via the TPU heel counter, which uses a moderately lighter shade of black, as well as a black and white insole with a cyber grid print.

More diverse color blocking can be found on the pink edition of the sneaker loafer , which uses a light version of the color for its synthetic upper and an even lighter version for its heel stablizer.…