For a while they sat on shelves and Nike eventually halted production on the model and shifted budget elsewhere. The silhouette had actually garnered a new and slightly-bad reputation according to many, with the legendary status tarnished by how mainstream they had become.

Nike has not stopped making Huaraches in fact they restocked the Stussy x Huaraches this year.

While they may not boast the same street style ubiquity today, the Nike Air Huarache still stands as one of the foremost designs in the company's catalog, making it a frequent touchstone for model revamps, borrowed colorways and other mashups.