Nike Cortez Black White Leather Classic Retro Sneakers

Nike Cortez – Black / White

The original, in its most powerful two-tone expression. The Nike Cortez in Black and White is the sharpest, most graphically direct colourway of Nike’s most historically significant silhouette — Nike’s very first running shoe, designed by Bill Bowerman and first worn at the 1972 Munich Olympics, now carried forward as a timeless lifestyle icon in its most striking and universally wearable colourway combination. Black and White on the Cortez is a study in perfect contrast — the all-black leather upper provides a deep, seamless dark canvas across every panel of the shoe, and the single large white leather Swoosh becomes not just a brand mark but the entire visual event of the design, standing out against the black in a moment of graphic clarity that defines what the Cortez is about. The upper is constructed from smooth, premium black leather — a precisely finished, uniform surface across the toe box, vamp, quarter panels, collar, and heel that gives the shoe a clean, dressed-up quality that elevates the Cortez beyond its running origins and into the territory of a genuinely versatile lifestyle classic. The leather surface is sleek and precisely seamed, following the Cortez’s characteristic flat, streamlined profile with a finish that feels premium and purposeful in every light. A large white leather Nike Swoosh sweeps boldly across the lateral and medial sides in the Cortez’s signature generous, high-arc Swoosh placement — one of the most dramatically proportioned Swoosh executions in the Nike archive, flowing in a single fluid curve from the toe box through the midfoot and delivering its unmistakable brand identity with maximum graphic authority against the all-black upper. The white Nike Futura wordmark on the black tongue — rendered in bright white against the dark tongue surface — anchors the upper branding with clean, high-contrast heritage precision. Black lace-up closure through tonal black eyelets maintains the all-dark upper palette with seamless coherence. A white foam midsole with its characteristic flat, low-profile form and a black accent stripe running along the midsole sidewall delivers the Cortez’s signature clean elevated stance — the black sidewall stripe mirroring the all-black upper and grounding the white midsole in the shoe’s dark palette. The white serrated rubber outsole with its classic heritage traction pattern anchors the look with the same precise, purposeful sole detail the Cortez has carried for over five decades.

• Nike Cortez retro running silhouette — Nike’s first-ever running shoe, designed by Bill Bowerman and debuted at the 1972 Munich Olympics
• Smooth premium black leather upper across every panel for a sleek, clean, all-dark lifestyle canvas
• Large white leather Nike Swoosh on the lateral and medial sides in the Cortez’s signature high-arc generous Swoosh placement for maximum graphic contrast
• White Nike Futura wordmark on the black tongue for clean high-contrast heritage upper branding
• Black lace-up closure through tonal black eyelets for a seamless all-dark upper palette
• White foam midsole with black accent stripe along the sidewall for the Cortez’s characteristic clean low-profile elevated stance
• White serrated rubber outsole with classic heritage traction pattern for durable everyday grip and iconic sole identity
• Over fifty years of icon — the original Nike shoe, in its most powerful two-tone form

Available in US sizes 4–12 and EU sizes 36–46.