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”Metallic Gold” Nike Air Foamposite One coming this holiday season

Brandon King

When they released in 1999, the Flightposite had an aesthetic unlike anything on the market. The follow up to the, at the time, largely overlooked Foamposite and Foamposite Pro, the Fligbtposite was less bulky, offered better fit, cushioning and was largely an overall better performer than its predecessors. As it turns 25 this year, it’s only fitting that Nike would trot these beauties out for another retail run. Last seen in 2008, the “Metallic Gold” Nike Air Foamposite One is slated to embark on its third retail run this holiday…

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Vanessa Bryant shows another exclusive Kobe IV Protro

Brandon King

Vanessa Bryant isn’t done showing off her fleet of exclusive Kobe footwear. After smacking the people upside head last week with looks at three Kobe PEs, Mrs. Bryant unveiled yet another never-before-seen color of the Kobe IV Protro on her Instagram. They sport fuschia nubuck upper with iridescent, scale textured Swooshes adorning the sides. Gold shows up on the embroidered Kobe logo on the tongue and the signature on the lateral side of the translucent heel cup. Underneath resides a fuschia midsole and matching rubber outsole. At this juncture there…

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Vanessa Bryant shows off cheetah-themed Kobe VIII Protro

Brandon King

For the third time this week, Vanessa Bryant has introduced the world to a never-before-seen look of a Kobe sneaker. The latest is a Kobe VIII Protro with a cheetah-inspired aesthetic. It sports an all-over cheetah print upper with gold showing up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral sides, as well as the Kobe logos on the tongue and rear heel. Black is seen on the inner, as well as the Kobe signature external heel counter. Underneath resides a white midsole and sail rubber outsole. As these are reportedly…

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Vanessa Bryant unveils another Kobe PE

Brandon King

Earlier in the week Vanessa Bryant posted a pair of never-before-seen Kobe VIII Protros on her Instagram and Tuesday she introduced the world to a new Kobe IV PE. It sports a pink tumbled leather upper with white tumbled leather Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides; the same hue is also present on the external heel cup. Pink shows up once again at the inner and with a silver Kobe logo. Underneath resides a pink midsole and white rubber outsole. As Mrs. Bryant herself referred to these as a…

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“Game Royal” Nike Air Alpha Force 88 coming this summer

Brandon King

This iteration of the Nike Alpha Force 88 will make its anticipated return this summer. It sports a white leather upper underlaid with perforations at the toe box and additional perforations at the ankle extending up to the collar. Game royal can be seem on the eyelets, at the aforementioned collar, as well as on the Swooshes that adorns the lateral and medial sides and on the “NIKE” branding on the black forefoot strap. A NIke “Force” logo is seen on the tongue with additional Nike branding on the rear…

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“University Gold” Nike Dunk Low coming this summer

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the classic Nike Dunk Low is slated to debut this summer. It sports a white leather upper with perforations on the toe box. University gold shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides, the branding on the tongue label and insoles,, as well as the embroidered “NIKE” on the rear heel. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and a university gold rubber outsole. The “University Gold” Nike Dunk Low is planned to be part of Nike’s summer 2024 release roster…

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“Dusty Cactus” Nike Air Max 1 coming this spring

Brandon King

Along with the “Baroque Brown” , the “Dusty Cactus” is another women’-specific iterationof the Air Max 1 that will begin its retail journey this spring. It sports a white mesh foundational layer overlaid with cocunut milk suede. Dusty cactus shows up on the Swooshes that adorns the sides, a rand that laps the lower third of the upper, eyelets, as well as the branding present on the tongue and rear heel. Underneath resides a coconut milk midsole and dusty cactus-tipped black and white rubber outsole. As it currently stands, the…

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“Baroque Brown” Nike Air Max 1 WMNS coming this summer

Brandon King

This women’s-specific iteration of the classic Air Max 1 sports a white mesh foundational layer overlaid with neutral grey suede as well as a baroque brown rand of the same material. Baroque brown also shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and medial sides, top eyelets as well as the branding on the tongue ad rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole that houses visible Air Max cushioning at the heel and a brown-tipped white and black rubber outsole. The “Baroque Brown” Air Max 1 is slated to…

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These Nike DBook1 is inspired by another Air Jordan 1

Brandon King

Recently Devin Booker wore a pair of his DBook that was inspired by the “Shattered Backboard” Air Jordan 1 and with this latest colorway Booker took to the court it appears his tour of Air Jordan 1 colorways has not yet come to an end. Inspired by the classic and original “Metallic Purple” colorway, it sports a white upper with a vibrant purple showing up on the Swooshes that adorn the sides as well as the collar. The same purple also appears on the tongue branding. Underneath resides a white…

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Layoffs imminent at Nike

Brandon King

Courtesy of Alex Hammer For Dailymail.Com Nike has announced new measures to ‘streamline’ its organization with cuts totaling $2billion – and it might see some employees out of work.  Officials did not say whether the cost-cutting effort would include layoffs, but did say it expects to incur nearly half a billion from mostly severance costs – more than double what it forecast prior to its last mass firing. Those firings – 700 of them – occurred in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, and were also billed as a…

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