Update, October 11: The Shock has been out since September 24, when it first released through SNKRS and select retailers, and SNKRS put it on its calendar again for Friday, October 9. It’s a general release at $140.
The SHAI 001 Shroud “Shock”, style code A23975C-004, is out now at $140. It’s a Converse shoe sold through SNKRS as well as Converse.
The shoe
The Shroud is the SHAI 001 with a zip-up cover over the laces. Closed, the Shock is almost all black. Unzip it and the tongue and inner panel show a bright volt green, which press reports call Green Beam. The same colour turns up in a pod on the outsole and on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s logo at the top of the tongue.
The SNKRS description calls the surface “clean and minimal” and leaves the colour to the wearer: zipped for all-black, open for the green.
Price and where to buy
- US: $140 on SNKRS and at select basketball retailers, and now on Nike’s product page. Converse lists it in unisex sizing.
- UK: not on SNKRS GB, and no UK date or £ price has been announced.
The grey SHAI 001 Shroud “Spark” (A23976C-084) followed the same path: first out on September 24, then back on SNKRS on October 9, also at $140.
Context: Converse now, Nike next
Gilgeous-Alexander has moved from Converse to Nike, and on September 29 he posted a Nike-branded SHAI 001 in orange on Instagram. No release has been announced for that pair, so for now the Converse Shroud is the version you can actually buy.
This is a general release at a basketball-shoe price that has already had two rounds at retail, so you shouldn’t need to pay over $140.
More on the brand from our Converse page.
If SNKRS shows your size gone, check the basketball retailers before resale: this one has had more stock than most.
