Nike KD 19 Aunt Pearl release in France, Digi Mart USA News: Each year, the arrival of the Aunt Pearl colorway marks a ritual for Kevin Durant fans as the NBA season resumes. The Nike KD 19 Aunt Pearl is set to arrive in France on November 13, 2026, and it carries a personal story beyond the sneaker itself.
The shoe will be available on the Nike website, the SNKRS app, and through specialized basketball retailers, both online and in stores. At the time of publication, the Nike France product page showed the pair as coming soon, with an option to receive a launch alert.
Nike lists the KD 19 Aunt Pearl at 159.99 euros, and specialized retailers are pricing it around 160 euros, the same as other KD 19 colorways. The official reference is IO8111-600.
The shoe comes in adult sizes from 40 to 48.5, with most half sizes available, and no children’s version is planned for this colorway.
The colorway is described as mousse pink, stadium green and metallic white. It is almost entirely pink, with silver and green accents.
The KD 19 was released in June 2026, and the Aunt Pearl is one of the highlights of its first season. Nike launches the colorway in autumn, after breast cancer awareness month in October.
The Aunt Pearl is not an ultra-limited release, and stock is expected to be adequate. Buyers are advised to set up their Nike and SNKRS accounts in advance, enable notifications, and choose their size carefully, since the KD 19 is reported to fit snugly at first.
Fans are also advised to avoid unknown sites offering the shoe below the retail price before release, as such offers are likely scams.
The colorway honors Pearl Durant, the aunt who raised Kevin Durant’s interest in basketball during his childhood in Washington and Maryland. According to the article, she had lung cancer and died in 2000, when Durant was 12.
Each year, a colorway bears her name, and the pink tone links the shoe to the fight against cancer, including the series’ longstanding partnership with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
The design uses a marbled pink effect inspired by granite, with slightly darker pink Swoosh logos, a silver KD logo on the tongue, and a pale pink outsole. The KD 19 includes an Air Zoom Strobel unit, Cushlon 3.0 foam, a TPU plate at the midfoot, and a dagger-shaped TPU element referencing Durant’s nickname, the Slim Reaper.
The shoe weighs about 628 grams in US size 14.
The Aunt Pearl series dates back to the KD 4 in 2012 and includes many well-known versions, including the KD 11, which featured the names of 59 cancer survivors. The article’s editorial view is that the KD 19 has been poorly received online, but that its Aunt Pearl colorway is among the stronger versions of the model, with a well-executed marbled pink finish and a fair price matching other colorways.
