Tag: Nike Cortez

“Sesame” Nike Cortez coming soon

Brandon King

This upcoming colourway of the classic Nike Cortez sports a sesame upper spread across a combination of tumbled and smooth leathers. White shows up on the Swooshes that adorn the lateral and mediall side, as well as the “NIKE”-branded rear heel overlay. Sesame inner and additional branding on the tongue completes and upper that resides atop a seasme-striped white midsole and sail rubber outsole. The debut of the “Sesame” Nike Cortez is immenently expected at nike.com and select retail establishments. They will carry a 90 USD sticker price. Nike Cortez…

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Nike “Shoe Dog” Cortez Pack’s release date

Brandon King

Nike is releasing a group of Cortez in honor’s of Nike’s history and the company’s two founders, Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. The “Shoe Dog” pack consist of three pairs of Cortez- one pair features the slimmer original swoosh designed by Carol Davidson, while the other two feature the Falcon and Dimension Six logos which were two of the other names considered for the company. All three are built slim to liken itself to the original 1972 Cortez. The Shoe Dog x Nike Cortez Pack is scheduled for a July…

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“Kenny 2” Nike Cortez exclusively releasing in Los Angeles

Brandon King

After the initial launch of the Kendrick Lamar x Nike Cortez last month , the next pair to release will reference his alter ego, “Kung Fu Kenny.” The shoe is outfitted in primarily a red leather upper with white overlays taking their place on the toecap, up the sides of the lacing system and at the top the heel.  A nylon strip that runs down the center of the tongue and over the laces reads “DON’T TRIP.” Chinese characters on lateral forefoot translates to “damn”, which is a nod to…

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