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“Field Purple” Air Max 1 on the way this summer

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the Air Max 1 is one of several, solid, well-executed colorways of the classic silhouette that Nike has in the chamber for 2024. It sports a white mesh foundational layer overlaid with grey suede and a field purple leather rand. Additionally field purple Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the hue also taking care of the branding on the tongue and rear heel. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole that houses visible Air Max cushioning at the heel and a try-colored black,…

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ATL H*e! “Atlanta” Air Max 95 coming next month

Brandon King

This iteration of the classic Air Max 95 had a designing hand from Atlanta-area shops, Wish,  Ma Maniére, Walter’s, and SolePlay ATL. It posts a combination mesh, leather and suede spread across the cool grey, total orange, and university red upper. AirMax and Nike branding is seen on the tongue and lateral ankle, respectively, wirh reflective detaikubg throughout the upper. The insides feature “ATL” printed on them, with a city specific motif carried over to the reflective area on the rear heel. Underneath resides a cool grey midsole that houses…

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”Eggplant” Lebron IV Coming this summer

Brandon King

Long before it was an euphemism for a man’s junk, “Eggplant” was simply a color that Nike trotted out for appearances on several silhouettes in the late 2000s into the early 2010s, making appearances on 1/2 cents, Pippen II, and most prominently, the Air Foamposite One.  This summer the LeBron IV was slapped with the eggplant.  This iteration of the Lebron IV will sport a eggplant Foamposite upper paired with black at the inner, ankle strap and tongue. Eggplant makes an additional appearance via the Swooshes on the medial side…

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Another new AM1 coming this summer

Brandon King

This upcoming addition to the Air Max 1 roster sports a clean white mesh foundational layer overlaid with tumbled leather and a suede rand.  Leather Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with “NIKE AIR” branding present on the tongue and rear heel.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white midsole and dual-hued rubber outsole.  Fans of the classic Air Max 1 will be able to add this edition to their respective to collection when they release this summer at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 150…

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This 80’s football staple is retuning for the summer

Brandon King

When they initially debuted back in 1982, the Nike Field General 82 quickly cemented itself as the preferred gridiron performance option for football players across the nation. Forty-two years after its original release, Nike is bringing the Field General 82 back, with a few contemporary alterations.  It sports a white upper spread across a mesh foundational layer overlaid with tumbled leather. Suede Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the same material present on the branded rear heel; additional Nike logos are seen on the tongue and insoles.  The…

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This holiday-themed LeBron XXI hits next month

Brandon King

This upcoming iteration of the LeBron XXI is inspired by Easter.  It sports a segmented barely grape upper with jeweled light armory blue Swooshes on the lateral sides and bordered such branding on the medial sides. Lebron’s signature is seen on the tongues, and “XXI” is present on the lace dubraes as well as on the suede rear heel.  Underneath resides a springy lilac bloom and summit white midsole paired with Zoom Air bags at the heel and forefoot, as well as a light armory blue rubber outsole.  The “Easter”…

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“Copper” Nike Air Foamposite One is the latest addition to the Holiday lineup

Brandon King

Last seen in 2017, the “Copper” is joining the “Eggplant” as re-released Foamposite Ones from that year set to make their third retail run this year.  At this juncture, there are no available images of the 2024 iteration, but what we should see is a Foam One that sports a copper Foamposite upper paired with black at the eye rows, tongue, collar, and inner. Copper should also be seen in branding on the forefoot, as well as the One Cent logos on the tongue and rear heel.  Striped tongue and…

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Another good-looking Kobe Protro that you will likely miss on

Brandon King

This upcoming Kobe VIII Protro sports a university red, engineered mesh upper with a large embroidered Swoosh on the lateral side, with smaller such branding on the medial ankle. White shows up on the Kobe logos on the tongue and rear heel as well as the Kobe signature on the lateral ankle.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a red midsole and a white rubber outsole.  Kobe fans will be fighting the death profiteers for a pair of these when they release this fall. They will carry a 190 USD sticker…

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”Light Orewood Brown” Nike Air Foamposite One coming this summer

Brandon King

This new color of the classic Air Foamposite is slated to be part of Nike’s summer release roster. It sports a pearlized light Orewood brown Foamposite upper paired with black leather at the eye rows and mesh of the same hue at the collar, rear heel and inner. Light Orewood brown also shows up via the One Cent logos on the tongue and rear heel, branding on the lateral side and striped tongue. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a midfoot support shank and a team gold and black rubber outsole.…

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The “Slim Reaper” Nike KD 16

Brandon King

This KD 16 is inspired by one of Kevin Durant’s nicknames, Slim Reaper, which I read he apparently is not a fan of. It sports a wine and black multi-layer mesh upper with white Swooshes flanking both sides of the rear foot. The lower third of the upper is black and is delineated from the upper portion by silver (possibly reflective ) piping. Clear and black support wings occupy the lateral and medial sides respectively; a KD logo finds its home on the tongue with “Slim Reaper” appearing on a…

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