The CLOT AF1 celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year perfectly by using the color red, which represents luck, happiness, and prosperity, all of which are a big part of the New Year celebration. By going with CLOT Royale Deluxe Silk they have used one of the most traditional and most recognized Chinese-made materials. Scratch, peel or burn the silk to reveal a dark brown leather underneath featuring a similar graphic pattern.

The Clot design team explains: “We need to remember to never judge simply by what you see.”

Available January 16th for HK$2,800 (Hong Kong) or RMB2,800 (China) at:

JUICE
2/F A
53 Paterson Street
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
+852-2881-0173

ACU
Shop 15
139 Changle Road
Shanghai,China
+86-21-3308-0888

Thanks to SneakerFreaker for the info.

The Nike Air Force 1 “CLOT” is inspired by three themes: luck, prosperity and happiness. It features an extremely detailed Clot Royale Deluxe Silk upper. Supposedly, this texture is used a great deal by the Chinese culture. The upper also features imprinted Clot graphics as does the hexagon-shaped Chinese Candy Box it comes in.

The most interesting feature this sneaker contains is the two-layer design feature on the upper. When peeling off the candy red layer on the surface, one will see a dark leather upper in its place. Supposedly, this feature is inspired by the thought of “never judging a book by its cover.”

This shoe will be released on Jan. 16, 2009, at Juice in Hong Kong and ACU in Shanghai. Is this one of the better creations you have seen on a sneaker? Click the jump to view detailed photos of this 1World Project creation. Via High Snobiety.

The CLOT Air Force 1 may be one of the more creative designs in the 1World Project. It features an extremely detailed Clot Royale Deluxe Silk upper. Supposedly, this texture is used consistently by the Chinese culture. The upper also features imprinted Clot graphics reminiscent to CLOT’s logo illustrations; however, the most creative design on this sneaker is the removable red upper. If you do not feel like sporting red one day, you are able to peel the red layer off and walk around in the dark brown leather. The CLOT Air Force 1 is complimented by a white midsole and red outsole.

This shoe will be released on Jan. 16, 2009, at Juice in Hong Kong and ACU in Shanghai. Click the jump to view detailed photos of this sneaker. Via UrbanLook.

Update: We now have photos of the CLOT Air Force 1’s second layer after the jump.