Update, October 17: the Black Croc released on SNKRS on Thursday, October 15, and Nike’s listing was still selling it in a good run of sizes afterwards. This article now reads as out now.
The Air Max Goadome Low “Black Croc” (IV4517-001) launched on Nike’s SNKRS app on Thursday, October 15, at $175. It joins the Midnight Navy version of the same croc pack, at the same price.
The shoe
The Goadome started out as an ACG hiking boot around the turn of the millennium, Nike’s answer to the classic six-inch work boot. The Low keeps the boot’s base (the chunky lugged outsole, visible Max Air units and ACG branding on the midsole) and cuts the upper down to a sneaker height. Nike’s own description: the rugged parts of “the outdoor classic” with a “sleeker, more streamlined” upper.
This pair is black from top to bottom. The leather is croc-embossed across the toe, side panels and heel, the Swoosh is a small tonal hit by the heel, and even the outsole’s ACG badge is black. Up close, the croc texture is the only thing breaking up the colour.
Price and where to buy
- US: $175 on Nike’s SNKRS listing. Select Nike retailers were reported to stock it as well.
- UK: it hasn’t appeared on SNKRS GB, and no UK date or £ price was announced.
- Also out: the Midnight Navy croc pair (IV4517-400), $175 on SNKRS.
Can you still get a pair?
Since it came back, the Goadome Low has had plain colourways, polka dots and a Taller de Rafa collaboration. The croc pack is the dressiest version yet, closer to an old pair of gator-skin shoes than a trail boot. Press reports mention a pink croc pair too, but Nike hasn’t listed it.
It was a SNKRS release at $175, not a collab, and two days after launch SNKRS still listed most sizes. Sizes vary, so check SNKRS first; $175 is the benchmark if you see it elsewhere. More from the brand on our Nike page.
If you’re choosing between the two, both are $175 and both have sat long enough to pick calmly.
