Bode and Nike Just Previewed Their Next Smash-Hit Sneaker
StyleThe coveted Astro Grabber is back wearing a whole new uniform.By Samuel HineFebruary 7, 2025Michael Loccisano / Getty Images for GQSave this storySaveSave this storySaveFriday night’s Bode Rec. fashion show at the GQ Bowl in New Orleans was full of surprises, and none bigger than when league-leading wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase made his runway debut carrying a maché Bengal head—who dey indeed! But close observers of the GQ Bowl livestream might have noticed that there was a whole other story on Chase’s feet: a striking new version of the piping hot Bode x Nike Astro Grabbers.Jesse Grant / Getty Images for GQChase attended LSU, but he clearly had no problem donning the colors of a certain Pacific Northwest football juggernaut: his all-green leather Grabbers call to mind the Oregon Ducks dynasty located right in Nike’s backyard. Other models wore a version made of all-black cotton mesh, with distinctive pewter-y football charms dangling from the laces.Jesse Grant / Getty Images for GQYou may recall that Emily Adams Bode Aujla first found the long-forgotten 1970s silhouette deep in the Swoosh’s Beaverton archives. Introduced to help players take on newfangled Astroturf surfaces, the original Astro Grabber enjoyed a brief spell of popularity among the gridiron greats of the day. (It has the distinction of being the first Nike shoe to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated—in 1974 courtesy of USC star Anthony Davis.)But the Grabber’s professional heyday had nothing on the sensation it caused last year when Bode Aujla revived the silhouette in a sleek, timeless package. “I wanted to create something where you could take a picture of it and not really know when it’s from,” the designer told GQ at the time. Immediately spotted on street style heroes like Kaia Gerber and Jeremy Allen White, the first release sold out faster than Chase can sprint a 40 yard dash.Jesse Grant / Getty Images for GQMost surprisingly, all these years later, the league is officially obsessed with the Astro Grabber again. Chase’s runway moment is just the latest example of pro ballers embracing the kicks. In fact, the first person to rock the Bode Recs in the tunnel last year was the receiver’s defensive nemesis: Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith.Bode and Nike were coy on official details, but expect the new colorways to drop this spring.
Friday night’s Bode Rec. fashion show at the GQ Bowl in New Orleans was full of surprises, and none bigger than when league-leading wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase made his runway debut carrying a maché Bengal head—who dey indeed! But close observers of the GQ Bowl livestream might have noticed that there was a whole other story on Chase’s feet: a striking new version of the piping hot Bode x Nike Astro Grabbers.
Chase attended LSU, but he clearly had no problem donning the colors of a certain Pacific Northwest football juggernaut: his all-green leather Grabbers call to mind the Oregon Ducks dynasty located right in Nike’s backyard. Other models wore a version made of all-black cotton mesh, with distinctive pewter-y football charms dangling from the laces.
You may recall that Emily Adams Bode Aujla first found the long-forgotten 1970s silhouette deep in the Swoosh’s Beaverton archives. Introduced to help players take on newfangled Astroturf surfaces, the original Astro Grabber enjoyed a brief spell of popularity among the gridiron greats of the day. (It has the distinction of being the first Nike shoe to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated—in 1974 courtesy of USC star Anthony Davis.)
But the Grabber’s professional heyday had nothing on the sensation it caused last year when Bode Aujla revived the silhouette in a sleek, timeless package. “I wanted to create something where you could take a picture of it and not really know when it’s from,” the designer told GQ at the time. Immediately spotted on street style heroes like Kaia Gerber and Jeremy Allen White, the first release sold out faster than Chase can sprint a 40 yard dash.
Most surprisingly, all these years later, the league is officially obsessed with the Astro Grabber again. Chase’s runway moment is just the latest example of pro ballers embracing the kicks. In fact, the first person to rock the Bode Recs in the tunnel last year was the receiver’s defensive nemesis: Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith.
Bode and Nike were coy on official details, but expect the new colorways to drop this spring.
