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When a Bronx brand gets their first Nike collab, you pay attention. When that brand is Taller De Rafa and the shoe they picked is the Air Max Goadome Low, you start paying very close attention. This is not a safe choice. This is not a Dunk Low or an Air Force 1. This is a boot-sneaker hybrid that most people would not think to touch, and that is exactly what makes it interesting.
Taller De Rafa was founded by brothers Genesis and Rafael Valverde during the pandemic. It started as a small screen-printing setup and grew into a New York streetwear brand with a strong automotive influence. That car culture carries straight into this collaboration. The shoe comes in a Mosswood Brown, Phantom, and Metallic Silver colorway, and the whole thing feels like it was designed in a garage.
The upper is covered in brown leather with worn edges and subtle distressing that gives it a broken-in look right out of the box. This is not a pristine shoe. It looks like it has already been through something, and I mean that in the best way possible. The presentation follows the same idea, with packaging designed to look like it has oil stains on it. That is a detail that tells you the Valverde brothers were involved in every part of this project.
Garage-inspired details show up throughout the pair. The eyestays are hexagonal, which is a nod to bolt heads. There is a speed wrench hangtag included, which is one of the best pack-in accessories I have seen on a Nike collab. An exposed Swoosh with a TDR patch sits near the heel. Mesh around the collar breaks up the leather construction so it does not feel like one solid block of brown.
Multiple lace options come in the box, ranging from traditional boot laces to wide two-tone and thin leather versions. I love when a collab gives you lace options because it changes the whole personality of the shoe. Boot laces make it look rugged. Leather laces make it look dressed up. The fact that you get both means TDR wanted this to be versatile, not just a shelf piece.
The style code is IU4876-200, and the price is $185. That is on the higher end for a Nike collaboration, but you are getting a shoe with this level of detail and packaging. The release date is September 25, 2026, through SNKRS and select retailers. I would not wait around on this one. Bronx brands doing Nike collabs for the first time do not usually produce a second run.
What gets me about this shoe is the confidence of the choice. The Air Max Goadome Low is not a hype silhouette. It is a utilitarian design that most sneakerheads would walk past in a store. TDR took that and turned it into something that feels intentional and personal. The car culture inspiration is not just a marketing story. It is in the materials, the hardware, the packaging, and the laces.
If you have been looking for a collab that does not look like every other collab on the shelf this year, this is the one. The Goadome Low is a canvas that almost nobody has painted on, and TDR painted it with garage grease and Bronx grit.
