Tag: Nike

P.J. Tucker Kobe 5 PE coming to retail

Brandon King

Houston Rockets forward, who is becoming just as known for his foot game as his basketball game, has divulged that he will have his own colorway of the Kobe 5 coming to retail. It features an upper that sports a purple and white zebra striping overlaid with a turquoise and purple tessellated pattern. Black Swooshes on the sides, and white Kobe branding on the heels and tongue complete the upper, with the complete aesthetic rounded out by a purple midsole and a rose rubber outsole. This Kobe 5 Protro is…

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Recycled materials find a home on this Air Max 90

Brandon King

This Air Max 90 is the latest example of the brand using recycled materials such as Nike Grind and Crater tech. It sports a textile upper in a variety of greys with white Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. The blue rubber heel overlay, as well as the tongue label feature volt branding. This upper sits atop a white midsole with a grey section at the heel where the Air Max unit is housed and a light blue and white midsole. The release of this “Vast Grey” Air Max…

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Check out this Air Max 90

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Max 90 combines denim and camouflage to produce its aesthetic. It features a white leather base overlaid with red camouflage and that with denim. On the rear is red rubber piece with “NIKE AIR” branding along with Air Max branding on the lateral side. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white midsole with black at the heel where the visible portion of the AIr Max unit is housed and a black and gum rubber outsole. At is currently stands, the only place to get these is on…

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Recycled materials come on this Nike Air Force 1 Low

Brandon King

This Nike Air Force One is part of the brand’s “Move to Zero” initiative, which is their comprehensive sustainability plan which aim is to power facilities with 100% renewable energy and to run with net-zero carbon emissions. It sports an iron grey upper composed of recycled fabrics. White leather Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides. Volt branding shows up on the tongue label and rear heel overlay. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white speckled midsole and grey speckled rubber outsole. The release of this Air Force 1 Low…

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“Banned” Nike Air Ship: Official Images

Brandon King

Marketing done right is an amazing tool that when wielded correctly. It can create lore that can shape buying habits for years to come. Such is the case with the Air Ship and the Air Jordan I, whose histories are forever intertwined. Though this story has been sussed out for several years, the Air Jordan I was never banned by the NBA; that shoe that actually was outlawed was the Air Ship. However a clever marketing campaign has not only netted Nike and Jordan Brand billions of dollars in the…

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This grey fog and light blue Nike Blazer Mid ‘77 coming soon

Brandon King

This upcoming Nike Blazer Mid ‘77 sports a combination leather and suede grey upper with large photo blue Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides. The same photo blue shows up on the heel branding and also that of the tongue. A white midsole and outsole completes the aesthetic. The release of this Nike Blazer Mid ‘77 is imminent at nike.com and select retail establishments. They will carry a $110 USD sticker price. Nike Blazer mid ‘77 NRG EMB Grey Fog/Light Photo-Blue-White CV8927-001 $110

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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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PEACEMINUSONE x Nike Air Force 1 coming in September

Brandon King

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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“Tie-Dye” Nike Kyrie S2 Hybrid: Official Images

Brandon King

They Nike Kyrie S2 Hybrid combines attributes of the Kyrie 4,5, and 6 into a single shoe. One of the initial debt colorway is this tie-dye look. It sports a red, white and blue tie-dye upper with metallic gold Swooshes and Kyrie branding. A white midsole and navy and red outsole completes the aesthetic. The release of this Nike Kyrie S2 Hybrid is imminent at nike.com and select retail establishments. Nike Kyrie S2 Hybrid CT1971-400 Official images of the “Tie-Dye” Nike S2 Hybrid released by Nike are below

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