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Travis Scott’s Surprise Debut
While at Nike’s “Toma El Juego” event in LA, rapper Travis Scott not only made a big impact with his music but also with his stylish look. He boldly decided to wear a brand new pair of sneakers that have never been released: the super-hyped CPFM x Nike Dunk Low Swamp Sponge in the amazing “Sequoia” colorway. The surprise shot went viral almost immediately, thus creating a huge buzz on various sneaker forums worldwide. As a result, the special partnership between Cactus Plant Flea Market (CPFM) and Nike flew high with a lot of pre-order speculation.
True to their reputation for radical creativity, CPFM has taken Nike’s classic Dunk Low silhouette and transformed it dramatically. They applied their distinctive, chaotic, and highly tactile design philosophy to every element. Specifically, the “Sequoia” pair showcased by Travis Scott features a prominent, visible foam construction on the tongue, creating a unique texture. Furthermore, the designers deliberately utilized completely mismatched materials and textures across each individual shoe, rejecting traditional symmetry.
The specific color palette combines deep gold, rich green, cracked leather finishes, and soft suede panels in a seemingly clashing yet perfectly harmonious way. Adding to the visual disruption, oversized Swoosh logos appear on each side, alongside intentional asymmetrical detailing throughout the upper. Importantly, consistent with CPFM’s unpredictable style, there is absolutely no clear, repeatable formula applied to the design elements across the shoes, making each pair feel uniquely disruptive.
Additional Colorways Rumored
Beyond the revealed “Sequoia” version, industry sources strongly suggest at least two more vibrant color variations will launch alongside it later this fall. These rumored options reportedly include one pair featuring a bold “Psychic Purple” hue and another combining “Photo Blue” with vibrant “Digital Pink” accents. Based on typical Nike and CPFM release strategies, all these collaborative Dunk Lows are expected to become available through the Nike SNKRS app and directly via CPFM’s official website.
Photographs at the event make it quite evident that Travis Scott was wearing these sneakers. Along with these, he was also wearing simple and neutral-toned clothes. Probably, this way he wanted to let the extremely elaborate and extremely unpredictable colors of the Swamp Sponge Dunk Lows attract his complete attention. With this partnership, the artists are not only breaking the sneaker design rules in one minute and then bending them in another, but are actually creating a new visual language by going beyond those rules, hence, by using different materials and colors.
Design Concept and Materials
The collaborative CPFM x Nike Dunk Low “Swamp Sponge” model in the “Sequoia” colorway conceptually revolves around the design of a deconstructed one. That is why the sneaker seemingly exposes its internal structure while using a plethora of easily distinguishable materials and having intentionally distinct colors for the left and right shoes.
Concentrating on a single shoe, creators have merged various unique features: the main overlays are covered with a luxuriant gold cracked leather which contrasts vividly with the neighboring panels that are made from a dark green material. In addition, a vivid green Nike Swoosh emblem being the finishing touch on this side’s daring design is conspicuously put, giving off a lively flash of color against the metal and earth hues.
Conversely, the opposite shoe intentionally flips this specific material and color arrangement. Here, the overlays are constructed from the same deep green material, replacing the gold cracked leather. Additionally, instead of a bright green Swoosh, this shoe features a Swoosh crafted from luxurious golden suede, creating a deliberate asymmetry when viewed as a pair.
Sole and Upper Construction
Both shoes share identical foundational elements underneath. They sit atop specially treated, aged-looking rubber soles that suggest vintage wear and character. Moving upwards, a key design feature involves exposed, untreated foam padding visibly running across the entire tongue section and extending around the collar area, enhancing the raw, deconstructed theme significantly.
The trademark Cactus Plant Flea Market logo can be assumed to be stitched close to the heel area of the shoes in a very neat manner so that the brand can be easily recognized. Besides that, the gigantic Swooshes, along with the purposely loose thread ends, worn edges, and other seemingly imperfect details, are most likely to highlight a handmade, craft-like feel. As a matter of fact, the whole concept is crazy, purposely unfinished and quite consistent with the CPFM’s unique design DNA from the top of the collar to the sole.
According to a reputable source, Sneaker Bar Detroit, the highly anticipated CPFM x Nike Swamp Sponge Dunk Low collection is scheduled for an official release during the fall season of 2025. Furthermore, upon their launch, the retail price for each pair of these distinctive sneakers is confirmed to be set at $155 USD, positioning them within the premium range for collaborative Nike Dunks.
