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“Lava” Nike Air Foamposite One- First Look

December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 Brandon King

This Air Foamposite One is coming in the early part of 2020. It sports a lava pattern across its Foamposite upper. Black leather runs up the eyelays and wraps the collar. Bright crimson shows up on the one cent logos on the tongue and heel, as well as the striping on the pull tabs. The “lava” Nike Air Foamposite One is scheduled to release January 19 at nike.com and select retail establishments. The sticker price is set at $220 USD. Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Black/Total Crimson-Bright Crimson 314996-014$230January 19, 2019

Hundreds of Nike employees march to protest its treatment of women

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Brandon King

This article from CNBC’s Elly Cosgrave Hundreds of Nike employees marched in protest of the company’s treatment of women at its headquarters Monday, according to local and national reports. This march took place on the same day Nike reopened a building named after disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar, the coach of Nike’s now shuttered Oregon Project. The protest comes about a month after a damning op-ed that highlighted the obstacles female athletes have faced while training with Salazar. Nike employees protested the sportswear company’s treatment of women on Monday, the…

Check out this Nike MX 720-818

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Brandon King

This offering of Nike’s latest Air Max silhouette sports a white upper broken up with black cross hatched stitching and a black grid pattern at the mudguard. Yellow shows up on the tongue, heel and insole. This upper sits atop an Air Max 720 bag that finishes the aesthetic. The release of this Air MX 720-218 is imminent at nike.com and select retail establishments. The sticker price is set at $190 USD. Nike Air MX 720-818CI3871-100$190

White, black and red Nike Air Max Plus 3

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Brandon King

The Air Max Plus is on the way in this white, black and white colorway. It sports a mesh and leather gradient upper with plastic overlays. Red Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial forefoot, with the same color showing up for the “AIR MAX PLUS” lettering on the tongue. Tuned Air labeling is found on the tongue and insoles. This upper sits atop a two-tone white and black midsole that contained the heel Tuned Air unit and the forefoot air bag. The aesthetic is completed by a black and red…

Another version of the “Raygun” Nike Dunk SB is on the way

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Brandon King

This updated version of the “Raygun” Dunk Low pays homage to the driving force behind Nike SB, the late Sandy Bodecker and his ever-present tie-die Rayguns hoodie. There will be two pairs released- a black “home” pair and a white “away” version. Tie-dye now stands in for the orange and yellow panels seen on the original. On the heel is an embroidered Raygun logo. Both colors of the “Raygun Nike Dunk SB Low Tie-Dye is scheduled to release December 27th. The home version will also release in children sizes on…

Pack with Micheal Jordan’s 1984 Air Ship PE and an Air Jordan 1 Hi ’85 coming

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Brandon King

The Air Ship boasts the distinction of being the shoes Micheal Jordan wore in his first NBA game. It was this shoe, and not the Air Jordan 1, that was famously banned by the NBA. The Air Ship will finally return to retail in a pack alongside a pair of Air Jordan 1 85 Hi. The Air Ship sports a white leather upper with red showing up on the collar and lateral and medial side Swooshes. The aesthetic is completed by a white midsole and red outsole. The Jordan 1…

“Laser Crimson” Nike Air More Uptempo coming later this month

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Brandon King

In news that ranks up there with the sun rising in terms of shock value, Nike has a new colorway of the Air More Uptempo coming down the pike. This soon-to-come Uptempo sports a black nubuck upper with a mesh tongue of the same hue. On the “AIR” branding that adorns the lateral and medial sides laser crimson, black and white are found. White shows up for the swooshes on the tongue, forefoot, and insole, while a jeweled Swoosh is found on the rear of the shoe. The black midsole…

“Varsity Royal” Nike Air Max Triax 96 coming back

December 1, 2019 Brandon King

After 23 long years the Nike Air Max Triax 96 is finally making a return to retail. Like its 1996 progenitor, it will feature the blue mesh overlaid by white leather and black suede. The white midsole contains the visible air unit at the heel with a black, blue and white outsole completing the look. The “Varsity Royal” Nike Air Max Triax 96 is scheduled for a December 5 release at nike.com and select retail venues. The sticker price is set at $130 USD. Nike Air Max Triax 96White/Varsity Royal-Black-Spirit…

“Enlightenment” Nike Kyrie 6 has a release date

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Brandon King

Originally dubbed “grand purple” this colorway of the Kyrie 6 is one that plays with the concept of perspective. The complementary colors of blue, green, red and yellow are inspired by the light filters on cameras, which can change the appearance of images and films, thereby altering their perception. An example of this can be seen with the heel eye graphic, which is more visible from certain angle. The “Enlightenment” is scheduled to release December 7 at select retail venues and nike.com. Nike Kyrie 6 Grand Purple/WhiteBQ4630-500$130December 7, 2019

“Grand Purple” Kyrie 6: Official Images

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Brandon King

There are colorways of the Kyrie 6 that are not one of the 11 “Preheat” looks, and this “Grand Purple” is one of them. It sports grand purple across its suede and mesh upper. Large white embroidered Swooshes adorn both the lateral and medial sides , with a large midfoot strap and a pink heel counter that features the all-seeing eye. This upper sits atop a grand purple midsole and white outsole that features sections of blue and yellow, with another all-seeing eye at the forefoot. Some retailers have indicated…