Published October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PMQuick FactsThe Nike Air Rift Culture Day takes the ballet-inspired split toe shoe and turns it all the way up as a tribute to the Harajuku girlsCovering the upper in snow white tufts of soft fur on top of white leather, the shoe adds shine with a giant star-shaped silver buckle on the forefoot strapThe Nike Air Rift Culture Day will be released Holiday 2025
If you grew up in America in the mid-2000s, odds are you were introduced to the concept of Harajuku Girls by pop star Gwen Stefani, who took extreme inspiration from the hyper-local Tokyo fashion scene and brought it to the masses. The bold, frilly, costume-like style of the Harajuku girls is also the inspiration for a new pack of Nikes made to celebrate Japan’s annual Culture Day holiday.
The Nike Air Rift Culture Day takes the ballet-inspired split toe shoe and turns it all the way up as a tribute to the Harajuku girls. Covering the upper in snow white tufts of soft fur on top of white leather, the shoe adds shine with a giant star-shaped silver buckle on the forefoot strap.
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