The First Doernbecher Nike Sabrina Sneaker Is Just Over a Week Away From Releasing
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Nike revealed its 20th annual Doernbecher collection back in October, and now the latest assortment of sneakers designed by children’s hospital patients to raise money for children’s hospital patients is finally set to release.
The Doernbecher Nike Sabrina 2 by Sophia Jenkins, one of the standout models of the collection, will release alongside the other sneakers next week. Jenkins, a nine-year-old who lost part of her right leg after an Osteosarcoma diagnosis and promptly taught herself to do a one-legged backflip, used several totems of comfort as design references.
A patterned sockliner takes after her fuzzy pink blanket, and a pickle graphic on the vamp replicates her plush figure as one of several embellishments made to look stickers. “Sophia Strong” appears across both the two heels and the lace dubraes, while a glow-in-the-dark outsole hosts smiley face Swoosh graphics. Each pair will also come with a kit to make your own friendship bracelet.
This Sabrina 2 marks the first inclusion of one of Sabrina Ionescu’s signatures shoes for the regular Doernbecher Children’s Hospital initiative. Both the Sabrina 1 and Sabrina 2 have been massively popular for both consumers and professionals, with a December report by Nick DePaula putting the latter model as the second most worn sneaker in the NBA by that point in the season.
The Doernbecher x Nike Sabrina 2 by Sophia Jenkins will release January 23 through the Snkrs app. Pricing is set at $130, with proceeds going to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
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