Nike Vomero Plus Gets a Sunset-Inspired New Colorway, Landed Overseas

A soft gradient of pink, orange, and lilac brings a lifestyle-ready mood to Nike’s cushioning-first running sil.

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• The Release
• Design Details
• Inside the Vomero Plus Platform
• Where the Vomero Plus Fits

Nike is adding a new women’s colorway to its Vomero Plus lineup, arrive overseas on July 1. Officially named Bleached Lilac/Hyper Crimson/Sunset Haze/Royal Pulse under style code IV5737-500, the pair takes Nike’s maximalist cushioning platform and wraps it in a gradient palette that leans more lifestyle than lab.

The Vomero Plus sits in the middle tier of Nike’s three-part running lineup, positioned above the standard Vomero 18 and below the top-shelf Vomero Premium. Since debuting in August 2025, the model has built a reputation as Nike’s answer to the maximalist-cushioning wave popularized by Hoka, and this new colorway continues that run with a treatment built around softness rather than shock value. It joins an already sizable rotation of Vomero Plus releases, which since launch has spanned everything from clean neutrals like White/Vast Grey to high-energy pairings like Hyper Pink/Bright Crimson, giving Nike room to position the silhouette as both a serious training shoe and a rotating style piece.

Nike’s Vomero Plus is showcased in a dynamic campaign visual highlighting its lightweight ZoomX cushioning, sculpted high-stack midsole, and energetic sunset-inspired colorway designed for everyday running comfort.

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The Vomero Plus is built around a full-length ZoomX midsole, the same high-rebound foam Nike uses in its elite racing shoes, dropped here into a cushioning platform meant for everyday road miles rather than race day. The thick midsole stack creates a soft, cushioned landing underfoot, while an engineered mesh upper wraps the foot in a light, breathable layer. A high-abrasion rubber outsole rounds things out, giving the shoe the grip and durability needed for regular training runs.

This colorway builds its identity around that stack. A gradient running across the upper shifts from pale pink into orange, echoing the visual language of a sunset, while a Swoosh rendered in a deeper accent tone breaks up the fade along the side panel. The midsole itself is finished in a lilac tone, and a black outsole grounds the palette so the brighter shades don’t overwhelm the shoe as a whole. It’s a pairing of soft pastels and a bolder accent color that reads as considered rather than loud — bright enough to stand out, restrained enough to still function as an everyday runner. The overall effect balances the technical credentials of a performance runner with the kind of finish that photographs well against everyday outfits, rather than reading strictly as gym or track equipment.

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Nike restructured its performance running lineup in 2025 into a clearer three-tier system: the Vomero 18 as the accessible entry point, the Vomero Plus as a step up in cushioning, and the Vomero Premium sitting above both as the brand’s most maximalist running option. Where the Vomero 18 mixes ReactX and ZoomX foams to keep costs down, the Vomero Plus commits to a full-length ZoomX setup, and the Premium goes further still, pairing a thick ZoomX stack with visible Air Zoom units for an even plusher ride at a higher price point.

That structure has let Nike compete more directly with maximalist-cushioning brands that gained ground in recent years by prioritizing comfort over minimalism. The Vomero Plus, in particular, has become the line’s volume driver, expanding across more than a dozen colorways for both men and women since its debut — a strategy that treats color and styling as seriously as the underlying cushioning technology, since so many buyers are now choosing the shoe as much for how it looks with daily outfits as for how it performs on a training run.

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Since launching, the Vomero Plus has increasingly crossed over from strict performance wear into everyday styling, helped along by the same thick-soled, engineered-mesh design language that has made maximalist running silhouettes a staple outside the gym as well as in it. This colorway leans into that dual identity directly: the ZoomX cushioning and rubber outsole keep the shoe genuinely useful for daily mileage, while the sunset gradient and pastel-plus-accent palette give it enough visual presence to work as a lifestyle pickup on its own.

That crossover appeal is increasingly the point rather than a side effect. Nike’s running catalog has leaned harder into expressive colorways over the past year, treating shoes like the Vomero Plus as vehicles for seasonal palettes in the same way lifestyle silhouettes have long operated — rotating through soft pastels, high-energy brights, and neutral-plus-metallic finishes depending on the time of year. Bleached Lilac/Hyper Crimson/Sunset Haze/Royal Pulse reads as a distinctly summer-leaning entry in that rotation, built around warmth and light rather than the cooler tones that have shown up in some of the line’s other releases.

Retail pricing for the Vomero Plus line has generally sat at $170 USD in the U.S. market, with some retailers listing select colorways as high as $190 depending on materials and finish. Local Japan pricing and stockist details will follow closer to the July 1 release. Interested buyers should check Nike’s Japan storefront and select retail partners for confirmed availability, sizing, and pricing as the date approaches, particularly given how quickly some of the line’s brighter colorways have moved through retail since the model’s debut.