FLOAT 100 · Sneakers · No. 28
Travis Scott x Nike Air Force 1 Low 'Sail'
Released a week after Astroworld, Travis Scott's second Air Force 1 took his do-it-yourself canvas shoe, with Velcro Swooshes you could peel off and swap, and remade it in off-white Sail canvas on a gum sole.
- Year
- 2018
- Maker
- Nike x Travis Scott
- By price in sneakers
- 44 of 100
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Create a free account- Official name
- Nike Air Force 1 Low 'Travis Scott' Sail
- Style code
- AQ4211-101
- Colorway
- Sail/Sail-Gum Light Brown
- Released
- August 10, 2018, at select Nike retailers and Nike.com; Nike's online draw opened at 10 a.m. ET
- Retail price
- $150
- Place in the series
- Scott's second Air Force 1, after the white canvas pair from Nike's 2017 AF100 collection
- Signature details
- Canvas upper with heavy stitching, removable Velcro Swooshes, Cactus Jack patch over the laces, gum outsole, red insole, upside-down Nike Air on the heel
- In the box
- Sheet of Velcro Swooshes, Velcro tongue covers, two sets of 'Diamond' grill lace locks
- Base model
- Nike Air Force 1, designed by Bruce Kilgore in 1982
- Production
- Not published by Nike
A birthday present for the Air Force 1
The Air Force 1 was designed by Bruce Kilgore in 1982 and was the first basketball shoe to use Nike's Air technology. Its name refers to Air Force One, the president's plane. For the shoe's 35th anniversary in 2017, Nike invited a group of collaborators to rework it: Don C, Kareem 'Biggs' Burke, Errolson Hugh, Virgil Abloh and Travis Scott. Nike called the program the AF-100 collection and described it as new takes on the classic white-on-white pair.
Scott's version arrived in late 2017. Sources do not agree on the exact day: Nike's launch text says the collection dropped in November 2017, one resale listing gives December 2, 2017, and a release-news site gives December 5. All agree on what it was: a white canvas Air Force 1 on a gum sole at $150, with detachable Swooshes in several colors, a Velcro stash pocket inside the tongue and an inverted Nike Air logo on the heel.
A news site later wrote that while many AF100 pairs were not much admired, Scott's 'DIY Forces' were the clear hero of the collection. When he signed on to promote the campaign many people were surprised, another outlet noted; the shoe's customizable build quickly changed that.
Astroworld week
A sail-colored version leaked early in 2018. In July, release-news sites reported a date of August 10 and a price of $150. A sneaker magazine summed up the month: Scott was finally dropping his third album, Astroworld, and 'his sophomore Air Force 1 finally has a confirmed drop date.'
Astroworld came out on August 3, 2018, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with 537,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The shoe followed one week later. Nike's launch page opened a draw at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, August 10, and said Scott had remixed the design for his Astroworld release.
The Sail landed in the busiest stretch of Scott's sneaker career to that point. His Houston Oilers-inspired Air Jordan 4 had released on June 9, 2018; a news site called it an incredibly successful release, and by early 2020 a magazine profile was calling Scott 'arguably the biggest sneaker collaborator,' quoting a resale executive.
La Flame from Missouri City
Travis Scott was born Jacques Bermon Webster II on April 30, 1991, in Houston, and grew up partly in the city's South Park neighborhood and partly in Missouri City, a suburb on its southwest edge. He signed with Epic Records in 2012, along with a publishing deal as a producer for Kanye West's GOOD Music, entered a joint venture with T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records in 2013, and released his debut album, Rodeo, in 2015. In 2017 he founded Cactus Jack Records, whose name and logo appear on the shoe.
Nike's launch text tied the design to his Houston roots and his stage persona. It described a canvas upper inspired by Houston workwear, multicolored reflective details hidden through the design to represent Scott's 'hyper-energetic, acid of rap' stage persona, removable tongue patches referencing Cactus Jack Records, and a lace tag inspired by his grill.
A published list of his Nike collaborations for 2017 and 2018 includes a Jordan Trunner LX, the first Air Force 1, three Air Jordan 4 colorways ('Cactus Jack,' 'Purple Suede' and 'Olive') and the Sail.
How to read the shoe
Except for the color of its canvas, the Sail is built like the 2017 original: the same interchangeable Swooshes and Cactus Jack logos, the same gum outsole, the same reinforced stitching. Coverage at the time described oversized piping on the stitching that makes the silhouette stand out against the off-white canvas.
The Swooshes attach with Velcro on both the lateral and medial sides; the pair ships with metallic, chrome-finished Swooshes in place and a sheet of alternates. A Cactus Jack patch sits on top of the laces, the insole is red with Nike and Travis Scott branding, and the heel carries an upside-down Nike Air logo. One report noted a slight change at the heel from the first pair, with a Swoosh placed to invert the rear Nike Air branding.
A complete pair includes the sheet of Velcro Swooshes, Velcro tongue covers and two sets of 'Diamond' grill lace locks. Because the Swooshes and patches are removable, the extras are part of what makes a pair complete.
The second of many
The Sail is sometimes described as Scott's first Air Force 1, but it was his second. The white canvas pair from late 2017 came first, and the Sail repeated its formula in a new color, which is why the two share the AQ4211 product code with different suffixes (-100 for the white, -101 for the Sail).
Scott returned to the Air Force 1 again in 2019, and Jordan Brand gave him his own model, the Jumpman Jack, in 2024. In October 2026 the Sail was trading well above its $150 retail price: a recent sale on a resale marketplace was $711 and the lowest asking price was $589, both without a size stated.
The numbers
- Release date
- August 10, 2018
- Retail price
- $150
- Style code
- AQ4211-101
- Production
- Not published by Nike
Timeline
Bruce Kilgore designs the Nike Air Force 1, the first basketball shoe with Nike Air.
Travis Scott, born Jacques Bermon Webster II, is born in Houston.
Scott founds Cactus Jack Records.
Nike's AF-100 collection marks the Air Force 1's 35th anniversary; Scott's white canvas pair is part of it. Sources give release dates from November to December 5, 2017.
Scott's Air Jordan 4 releases.
Release-news sites report an August 10 date for the Sail at $150.
Astroworld is released and debuts at number one.
The Air Force 1 Low 'Travis Scott' Sail releases; Nike's draw opens at 10 a.m. ET.
Scott releases another Nike Air Force 1, per his collaboration list.
Jordan Brand releases Scott's own model, the Jumpman Jack.
A recent resale sale stands at $711; the lowest asking price is $589.
The world in 2018
Travis Scott releases Astroworld.
California's wildfires are declared the largest in the state's history.
Missouri voters reject a right-to-work law, 67 percent to 33 percent.
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, dies at 76.
Arizona Senator John McCain dies at his home in Cornville, Arizona.
Price record
| Date | Price | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | $150 | Asking price, not a saleRetail price at release. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $711 | Private saleLast recorded sale on a major resale marketplace, as shown on 2026-10-01; exact sale date and size not stated. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $589 | Asking price, not a saleLowest asking price on a major resale marketplace, before fees. An asking price, not a sale. |
This is an asking price, not a sale. It is what a seller wanted on the date shown. Asking prices often sit above what buyers pay, but an ask is not a ceiling: a sale can land on either side of it. It is not a value.
By reference price, Travis Scott x Nike Air Force 1 Low 'Sail' is number 44 of 100 in the sneakers entries of the FLOAT 100. 22 of those 100 rest on a realized sale; the rest carry an asking price or a guide value, and each page says which. Rank within the FLOAT 100 itself (28 here) is editorial: how much an object defines its field, not price alone.
Did you know
- The Air Force 1 is named for Air Force One, the plane that carries the president of the United States.
- The Sail shares its product code family with Scott's 2017 white pair: AQ4211-100 for the white, AQ4211-101 for the Sail.
- Nike said reflective details hidden in the design stand for Scott's 'acid of rap' stage persona.
- The lace tag was inspired by Scott's grill, and the box includes two sets of 'Diamond' grill lace locks.
- The Sail released exactly one week after Astroworld.
- Scott's collaborators on the 2017 anniversary program included Virgil Abloh, Don C, Kareem 'Biggs' Burke and Errolson Hugh.
How this page is made
- The figure
- One reference price, shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. An asking price, an estimate and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- The story
- Researched from published records and checked fact by fact. Updated Oct 1, 2026.
- Archive
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