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“Black History Month” Nike Dunk SB Low coming February 2025

Brandon King

After phoning it in with half-assed offerings or outright ignoring the occasion altogether in recent years, Nike seems to have remembered that Black History Month still exists with this upcoming Dunk SB Low. Reportedly the inspiration behind the design of this Dunk Low is African Tourmaline gemstones and African culture. It sports a tourmaline green suede upper with the edges of each panel bordered with monarch. Black Swooshes adorn the sides with embroidery that wraps the heel and includes a star emblem. Baroque Brown shows up at the collar and…

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“Sundial” Nike Dunk Low releasing this spring

Brandon King

This well-executed colorway of the iconic Dunk Low sports a sundial leather foundational layer overlaid with anthracite at the toe, eye rows, flanking the ankles, and wrapping the lower heel. Anthracite Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with white “NIKE” branding appearing perched atop the tongue and embroidered on the rear heel.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and an anthracite rubber outsole.  The “Sundial” Nike Dunk Low is planned to debut this spring at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 115 USD sticker price. Nike…

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PE Corner: Ja Morant’s “Jaraffe” Ja 2

Brandon King

In a recent game, Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant broke a special edition of his Ja 2.  Inspired by a recent trip to the Memphis Zoo and the giraffe named after Morant by the facility, they sport a giraffe-styled print throughout the upper.  The lateral sides are adorned with black-bordered Swooshes, while smaller black embroidered branding appears on the medial sides. A Ja logo appears on each respective tongue, while “12:AM” is embroidered on the rear heel.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a midsole that mirrors the pattern of…

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Jrue Holiday debuts upgraded version of Nike GT Cut 3

Brandon King

With it answering the bell on both the performance and aesthetic fronts, the Nike GT Cut 3 has been the on-court tool of choice of ballers at every level. Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has reportedly been wearing an upgraded version of a popular silhouette, the GT Cut 3 Turbo. Holiday’s GT Cut3 Turbo sports a black upper that transitions to green closer to the midsole. Volt-bordered white Swooshes adorn the sides with two buttons seen above the branding on the lateral side.  Underneath resides a speckled, green carbon fiber…

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Psychic Blue” Nike Air Foamposite One coming summer 2025

Brandon King

title image via zsneakerheadz This calendar year, 2025, is shaping up to be a Year of the Foam, with several colors of the popular silhouette slated to return or debut this annum.  The “Psychic Blue” is an example of the former, as it is a new look for the Foamposite One that is scheduled to debut this summer. At this time there are no available images of this upcoming Foamposite One, but it will utilize a psychic blue and black color palette. Initial predictive speculation assigns a potential aesthetic of…

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“Blue Fury” Nike GT Cut 3 coming Spring 2025

Brandon King

The Nike Greater Than (GT) Cut 3 has been one of the most worn sneakers in the professional ranks, as it boasts high levels of performance in a reasonably aesthetically pleasing package.  This rendition of the popular sneaker sports a perforated blue fury upper adorned on the sides with silver-bordered black Swooshes. Black Swooshes are also seen on the bottom of the lacing system and the tongue. GT Cut branding appears on the tongue pull tab, with “Nike” in a high-energy font on the rear heel.  Underneath the aforementioned upper…

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Elemental Pink/Dark Pony” Nike Dunk Low Next Nature available now

Brandon King

This Dunk Low is part of the Next Narue line, which incorporates recycled and synthetic materials into its build. They sport an elemental pink leather foundational layer overlaid with that of the dark pony at the toe, eye rows, flanking the ankle, and wrapping the lower heel. The same dark pony also shows up at the inner, the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides and the branding perched atop the tongue,  An embroidered “NIKE” at the rear heel completes the branding of this upper which sits atop a…

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Forrest Gump” Nike Book 1 dropping January 24

Brandon King

This iteration of the Nike Book 1 draws inspiration from the Nike Cortez that Forrest Gump wore when he decided to do a bit of running.  They sport a smooth white leather upper adorned on the sides with large, red Swooshes; the same hue also is present at the Nike and Book branding that is perched atop each respective tongue, but also at the Cortez-styled rear heel overlay. Additional Cortez-inspired details I included the serrated fringe of the eye rows, the stitching, and overlays near the collar that wraps the…

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Bright Mandarin” Nike Shox R4 coming Spring 2025

Brandon King

This latest colorway of the well-received Nike Shox R4 sports a metallic silver upper paired with perforated black nubuck. Black-bordered embroidered silver Swooshes adorn the sides, with Nike Shox branding present on the tongue and the 5 Alpha Project dots on the rear heel.  Underneath this double-lasted upper resides an orange midsole moderator plate and the sneaker’s most prominent features- the four Shox columns at the rear heel and a black one-orange rubber outsole.  The “Bright Mandarin” Nike Shox R4 will debut this spring at nike.com and select retail venues; they will…

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Parachute Beige” Nike SB Dunk Low Pro B coming January 24

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the Dunk SB Low sorts a parachute beige suede upper with Swooshes of the same aesthetic adorning the sides. A canvas underlay wraps the upper heel, along with a branded grey overlay as well as the tongue label of the same hue offers a bit of visual variety for the otherwise monochromatic upper.  The standard padded tongue and khaki inner complete an upper that sits atop a beige midsole and gum rubber outsole.  Barring any changes, the “Parachute Beige” Nike SB Dunk Low B is slated…

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