Side Kicks Streetwear • Global Release Guide
Updated: 23 September 2026
About the release
Tom Sachs continues his renewed Nike partnership with a new Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoe execution — the 'Demerits' colourway (style code FZ1363-002). It's the first time the GPS has moved away from its usual knit synthetic upper and into perforated black leather, giving the model a more elevated, dressed-down register while keeping the everyday utility that made the original 2022 launch such a widely-worn city shoe. The name and story come from a personal moment: "I was almost expelled from high school for wearing my soccer shoes to class instead of the all-black dress shoes required by school policy," Tom Sachs remembers. "That's when I figured out I could just colour in the white Swoosh with a marker to avoid demerits."
The build swaps the standard GPS knit for a mix of perforated black leather across the upper and pebbled black leather on the toe, heel and lace panel. White leather Swoosh and backtab add contrast — a knowing callback to the marker-colouring story. Team Royal blue pull tabs on the tongue and heel bring in the shoe's only proper colour hit. A tan gum rubber outsole with the model's waffle-inspired traction pattern finishes it off. Restrained on the surface, meaningful in reference — classic Sachs storytelling built into a utility silhouette.
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- Release date: Tuesday 30 September 2026 at 8:00 AM
- Model: NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe
- Colourway: Black / Team Royal / Team Orange / White (also known as 'Demerits')
- Style code: FZ1363-002
- EU retail price: €119.99
- US retail price: $120
- UK retail price: TBC (expected around £110-£115)
- Sizing: Unisex
- Where to buy: Tom Sachs, Nike SNKRS and select retailers (Europe first, wider global expected)
- Key details: Perforated black leather upper (first non-knit GPS execution), black pebbled leather on toe / heel / lace panel, white leather Swoosh and backtab, Team Royal blue pull tabs on tongue and heel, tan gum rubber outsole with waffle-inspired traction
- Story: Named after Sachs' high school memory of colouring in his soccer shoes' white Swoosh with a marker to avoid getting demerits for breaking the dress code
Release date and price
The Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe 'Demerits' releases on Tuesday 30 September 2026 at 8:00 AM via Tom Sachs, Nike and select European retailers first, with the wider global SNKRS release expected to follow. EU retail sits at €119.99, US retail at $120. UK retail is currently TBC but likely to land around £110-£115 in line with EU / US pricing.
The GPS has had a proper renaissance across 2025-26. Multiple OG colourway restocks, the 'Loser Shoe' offered to Mars Yard 3.0 raffle losers, the 'Bricolage' colourway drop, and now this leather execution — the first meaningful material rework of the model since it launched in 2022. Expect this pair to move quickly, especially given how in-demand every recent Sachs GPS drop has been.
Design and details
Every Sachs release comes with a story built in, and 'Demerits' is one of the tightest narrative-to-product executions the GPS line has had. The white Swoosh isn't decorative — it's the whole point of the shoe. It exists specifically so it could theoretically be coloured in with a marker, just like Sachs' original high school hack.
Leather over knit — a first for the GPS
The most meaningful structural change since the model's launch. Where every previous GPS has run in knit synthetic uppers, this pair swaps in perforated black leather across the main upper with black pebbled leather on the toe, heel and lace panel. The result feels significantly more elevated — closer to a dress-adjacent everyday shoe than the utility trainer register of the original OG colourways. It's the same silhouette but a genuinely different shoe on-foot.
The white Swoosh, on purpose
The design's most Sachs detail. The Swoosh and backtab render in bright white leather against the all-black upper — a deliberate high-contrast choice that references the exact detail Sachs coloured over with a marker in high school to pass dress code. It's a canvas within the shoe: buy it as-is for the intentional contrast, or take a marker to it and complete the story yourself. Either way, the reference works.
Team Royal accents and gum sole
The shoe's only other real colour hit lands on the Team Royal blue pull tabs at the tongue and heel — small, functional, unmissable against the black leather. Underfoot, the classic tan gum rubber outsole keeps the GPS's waffle-inspired traction pattern intact, tying this pair back to every previous GPS execution while the upper does the elevated material talking.
Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe 'Demerits' images
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Tom Sachs' relationship with Nike has always been anchored on the Mars Yard line — the specialist, hard-to-get, culturally weighted silhouette. The General Purpose Shoe arrived in 2022 as the deliberate counterpoint: a shoe for the people, produced at scale, priced accessibly, and designed for genuine everyday wear. It had a proper cultural moment on release before going quiet during the Nike-Sachs hiatus.
The partnership properly restarted with the Mars Yard 3.0 and its clothing capsule, and the GPS has followed via multiple OG restocks, the 'Loser Shoe' from Sachs' I.S.R.U. camp, the 'Bricolage' colourway, and now 'Demerits'. Each release has been increasingly considered — this leather pair in particular pushing the model into more mature territory rather than just recycling knit colourways. Expect more Sachs Nike product across the next 6-12 months, with another Mars Yard project also reported down the road.
Where to buy
The Tom Sachs x NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe 'Demerits' releases on Tuesday 30 September 2026 at 8:00 AM via Tom Sachs' own channels, Nike SNKRS and select European retailers first. EU retail €119.99 / US retail $120. UK price TBC. Browse other Tom Sachs releases, more Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoe colourways and the wider Nike archive on Side Kicks.
FAQ
When is the Tom Sachs GPS 'Demerits' release date?
Tuesday 30 September 2026 at 8:00 AM. The pair releases via Tom Sachs' own channels, Nike SNKRS and select European retailers first, with a wider global rollout expected to follow.
How much does the Tom Sachs GPS 'Demerits' cost?
EU retail is €119.99. US retail is $120. UK retail is currently TBC and is expected to land in a similar range (around £110-£115).
Why is it called 'Demerits'?
The name comes from a personal story Tom Sachs shared: he was almost expelled from high school for wearing soccer shoes to class instead of the all-black dress shoes required by the school's dress code. His workaround was to colour in the white Swoosh with a marker so the shoes would pass. The white Swoosh detail on this pair is a direct callback to that moment — a canvas within the shoe that references the original hack.
What's different about this GPS vs previous ones?
This is the first GPS to move away from the model's traditional knit synthetic upper. Instead, the 'Demerits' pair runs perforated black leather across the upper with black pebbled leather on the toe, heel and lace panel. White leather Swoosh and backtab, Team Royal blue pull tabs, tan gum rubber outsole with the classic waffle traction pattern. It's a more elevated dressed-down execution while keeping the GPS's everyday usability.
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