Dior, Nike, Adidas: 13 limited edition sneakers celebrating Lunar New Year

Nike Air Jordan 1’s get a Lunar New Year makeover with a pair of limited edition kicks embellished with metallic gold embroidery and ox ornamentation

Gucci go completely off piste with a capsule collection celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Ox with Doraemon, a Japanese cartoon catlike robot

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Gucci have released a capsule collection celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Ox with Doraemon.

Published: 7:45am, 11 Feb 2021Updated: 2:53pm, 11 Feb 2021

The Year of the Ox is upon us, and that means the sneaker industry celebrating the only way it knows how: with Lunar New Year limited editions.

Footwear’s annual tribute to the Chinese zodiac is back with a vengeance this year, with all of the usual suspects emulating the fabled rat and climbing aboard the ox – but 2021 also sees new faces jumping off their celebrations.

The success of the “Air Diordan” epitomises haute couture meeting high-tops, and the fashion houses have joined the footwear giants for the fireworks – literally, in the case of one pair of Nike Dunks.

Here’s what is fresh out of the box for the Year of the Ox.

Nike Air Jordan 1 Low Chinese New Year

The iconic imagery of temple fairs is distilled into this Air Jordan 1. Firecrackers, Chinese knots and spring blossom make the cut, embellished with metallic gold embroidery and ox ornamentation on a classic red and black base. They cost US$130.