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Swoosh portions are all over this Nike Air Force 1 Low

Brandon King

This Air Force 1 sports a pale yellow upper that features a combination of smooth and tumbled leathers with portions of Swooshes located throughout. The branding on the tongue, rear, and laces all show up in the same place yellow hue. The aforementioned upper sits atop a pale yellow midsole and outsole , completing this monochromatic aesthetic. The release of this Air Force 1 Low is imminent at nike.com and select retail venues. Nike Air Force 1 Low CK7214-700

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Navy and Gold Nike Air Zoom BB NXT is soon to come

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This navy and gold look of the Nike Air Zoom BB NXT is one of the plethora of colorways that will make its retail debut over the remainder of 2020. The version we are covering features a navy mesh upper complimented with metallic gold that sits atop a black React midsole that also houses a Zoom Air bag and a navy rubber outsole. The release of this NIke Air Zoom BB NXT is imminent at nike.com and select retail venues and will carry a $180 USD sticker price. Nike Air…

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Initial Images of the Notre x Nike Dunk High

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Nike and Chicago-based sneaker boutique Notre have joined forces to birth a pair of Dunk Highs- a “Pearl White/Blue Void-Grand Purple” and “Light Orewood Brown/Light Orewood Brown-White”. Both aesthetics sport leather uppers overlaid by shaggy suede, leather inners as well as dual branding on the tongues. Both of the Notre x Nike Dunk High are slated to release sometime during this upcoming holiday season at nike.com and select retail venues. Each pair will carry a $150 USD sticker price. Notre x Nike Dunk High Pearl White/Blue Void-Grand Purple $150 Holiday…

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This KD 13 is part of the brand’s upcoming “Peace, Love and Basketball” series. Black is the foundation for the upper of which is covered in flowers, peace symbols and basketball symbology. Transparent Swooshes, and smiley face and “LOVE”patches along with a period-specific KD logo on the heel completes the upper. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white midsole and white rubber outsole rounds out the aesthetic. The ”Peace Day” Nike KD 13 is scheduled to release sometime in September 2020 at nike.com and select retail venues; they will carry…

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The “Space Hippie” Nike Waffle Racer coming soon to this hemisphere

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With its construction of recycled Grind materials, this Nike Waffle Racer part of the brand’s Space Hippie Collection. It sports a navy mesh upper with black suede overlays. Vapor Green Swooshes find homes on the lateral and medial sides. A hodgepodge of recycled materials is found wrapping the heel as well as on the tongue. A black midsole and a pink waffle rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. This Waffle Racer is already available across the pond but this is also soon expected to be the case on nike.com. Nike Waffle…

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Nike shuttering AZ facility due to COVID-19

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From Kim Bhasin of bloomberg.com : Nike Inc. is winding down operations at a facility in Goodyear, Arizona, marking an abrupt turnabout for a project meant to become a state-of-the-art plant for its Nike Air shoe line. The company acquired the property in 2019 and set about turning it into the third so-called Air Manufacturing Innovation facility in the U.S. The $184 million investment was expected to generate more than 500 full-time jobs, the sportswear giant said in July of last year. “We are experiencing unprecedented times and due to the…

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“White Cement” Nike Zoom Freak 2 coming in October

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Dubbed “White Cement” , this colorway of the Nike Zoom Freak 2 is inspired by the four miles that a young Giannis Antetokounmpo would have to walk to an Athens gym to practice. It sports a white mesh upper with a large black Swoosh on the lateral side. A Giannis logo appears on the lower lateral heel with Freak branding present on the tongue. Below this upper sits a cement midsole with black speakers and a marbled outsole, completing the aesthetic. The “White Cement” Nike Zoom Freak 2 is scheduled…

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PEACEMINUSONE x Nike Air Force 1 coming in September

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If you are not into K-pop or fashion, the name G-Dragon may not mean a lot to you but he is known to Nike, so much so that he has collaborated with Nike before on an Air Force 1 and it appears they are reprising that partnership. This Air Force One is similar to their previous joint effort in that it sports a removable layer on the white leather upper that reveals G-Dragon’s artwork. Black shows up on the lateral and medial Swooshes, which matches the laces and the petals…

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This Foamposite One is coming later this year

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This latest colorway of the Nike Air Foamposite One is on the brand’s release docket for later this year. It features a black Foamposite upper with leather of the same hue running the eyerow and up the collar. Black and white One Cent logos are present on the tongue and rear heel with striped pull tabs. Above this upper is a gradient rubber outsole with a white Penny logo. Nike Air Foamposite One QS Black/Team Royal-Team Orange-Black CU8063-001 $230 Summer/Fall 2020

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The Lebron 18: What you need to know

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Lebron James has been known for teasing shoes it appears that was also the case with the upcoming Lebron 18. From nikeinc.com : LeBron James teased a quick look at his latest signature shoe, the LEBRON 18, during his stay in Orlando. The shoe’s design finds James in a specific time and place in his career — late into his 17th season, he needs the cushioning set-up to support his unique blend of power and speed. Fittingly, the 18 comes in an inspired configuration: It’s effectively split down the middle from…

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