Today, Brown is launching a collaborative Air Force 1 sneaker with Nike. Not only is this fused with her innate fixation on fashion–it also provides a reflective full circle moment.

This year, the Swoosh has tapped Kahlana Barfield Brown and Dex Robinson, from the inaugural Yardrunners class, to create the new Air Force 1 styles pictured here. The versions pay homage to Brown ...

and the design of her Yardrunners “Ice Cream” Nike Air Force 1 is an ode to HBCU’s. Per Nike: The shoe’s deep brown colorway represents the shades of melanin and beauty that connect every ...

As we await the arrival of Travis Scott’s “Elkins” Air Jordan 1 Low later this month ... that depicts a black upper with various shades of brown overlays, and a dark midsole/outsole combo.