Category: Nike

Hot Wheels x Nike PG 6

Brandon King

ce its inception, the NIke PG line has been known for its themed sneakers, with Playstation and NASA leitmotifs of previous iterations , both well-received and well-executed. The PG 6 will not stray from that precedent with this Hot Wheels rendition. It sports a mesh upper that transitions from red to blue. At the top of the tessellated tongue at Hot Wheels and PG logos are found respectively, with Hot Wheels-styled Nike branding seen on the on the medial heel and via the “13” on the lateral side, which is…

Read More

An initial look at the “Team Orange” Nike Air Ship

Brandon King

For those of you who may not know, the Nike Air Ship and not the Air Jordan I , was the actual shoe that the NBA banned, but as we know , facts were not allowed to trump clever marketing and that narrative was born. A new colorway of the largely overlooked silhouette is planned for release later this year, Initial images have emerged and they reveled a clean and simple look, as it offers a white leather upper that features team orange Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.…

Read More

“True Red” Nike Air Zoom Flight 95: Official Images

Brandon King

From being on the feet of Jason Kidd as well as a young, warmup jacket clad Brent “Bones” as he soared to victory in the 1996 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, the Nike Air Zoom Flight 95 is one of the many storied silhouettes from the golden age of Nike Basketball. The “True Red” which is the colorway Comes wore in the ’96 Dunk Contest, is making a return later this year. As can be seen in the images below it sports a white leather upper overlaid with red. piped with…

Read More

An initial look at the FAMU x Nike Dunk Low

Brandon King

On the heels of the recently unveiled Clark Atlanta version, images of a FAMU version of the Nike Dunk Low have come to light. This Dunk Low sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with orange at the toe, eyerow and wrapping the heel. Green Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides. Other features included “1887” the founding year of FAMU, on the heels, ”COLAC” (College of Love and Charity) on the lateral forefoot, “WE DIFFERENT” on the heel with a Rattler logo reportedly present on the tongue. Underneath resides…

Read More

An initial look at the CAU Athletics x Nike Dunk Low

Brandon King

The SIAC’s Clark Atlanta University and Nike Sportswear have joined forces on this collaborative Dunk Low. This Dunk Low utilizes a white, black and red color palette, which are the school’s colors. It sports white upper overlaid with black lapping the toe, at the eyerow and wrapping the heel. Red Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the same hue also present at the inner. A CAU Athletics logo is found on the tongue; ”Clark College” and ”1988” appear on the tongue backing and rear heel overlay, respectively, which…

Read More

New GS Nike Dunk Low on the way

Brandon King

This upcoming GS Nike Dunk Low sports navy leather at its upper overlaid with light lavender at the toe, eyerows and wrapping the ankle. Copper Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides , with an embroidered “NIKE” in light lavender on the rear overlay. Underneath this upper resides a white midsole and navy rubber outsole. The debut of this Nike Dunk Low is anticipated to be imminent at nike.com and select retail venues. Nike Dunk Low GS DX1663-400 $TBA Soon in 2022

Read More

“Maccabi” Nike Lebron 2 coming to retail

Brandon King

This LeBron 2 was on the feet of their namesake during a 2004 pregame tilt against Israeli Basketball Premier League ( top-tier of Israeli basketball) and EuroLeague’s Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. This LeBron 2 sports a metallic gold mesh foundational layer overlaid with white leather. Metallic gold also shows up on the big block ”NIKE” logo on the strap and the LeBron logo on the lateral low heel, as well as the lasering underneath the aforementioned strap. Below the aforementioend upper resides a metallic gold-housed full-length Zoom Air unit and…

Read More

These are reportedly the Lebron XX

Brandon King

The veil of secrecy has allegedly been cast from the next model in LeBron James; signature line, the LeBron XX. While in a recent workout, the Lakers superstar was spotted wearing a a lower collared pink show that was later reported to bee the LeBron XX. With its subdued visual presentation, it has more of the aesthetic of of one of the sub0tiered lines, a la the Ambassador or the Zoom Witness. It sports a pink knit upper with a silver-bordered Swossh on the lateral side and solid branding on…

Read More

An initial look at the “Ale Brown” Air Force 1

Brandon King

Created as an homage to the game of basketball, this Air Force 1 Low makes use of a pearl white, ale brown, sesame, and white colour palette across its largely leather upper. Ale Brown Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial with ”NIKE AIR” showing up in embossed form on the leather label at the top of the mesh tongue. “EMB” branded insoles , a ale brown-stitched white midsole and a Nike Grind rubber outsole completes the aesthetic. The ”Ale Brown” Nike Air Force 1 EMB is expected to release imminently…

Read More

“Gold Bullet” Nike Air Max 97 coming back in 2023

Brandon King

Twenty-four years after its original 1999 release and five years after its last retail run in 2018, the “Gold Bullet” NIke AIr Max 97 will be back in 2023. At this juncture there are no images of the upcoming version but is safe to assume that they will be somewhat of a facsimile of the previous versions in which it will sport metallic gold across its mesh and leather upper with red Swooshes on the tongue , medial and lateral sides.Black is present at the inner, along with “air max…

Read More