The NikeLab City Knife 3 Flyknit

1998 marked the release of the Pocket Knife, a collapsible ACG shoe; the first Nike City Knife shoe followed in 2002 and the City Knife 2 came in 2010. The NikeLab City Knife 3 Flyknit is the latest in the lineage of foldable footwear. This model is composed of only five pieces, sans any stitching, which enables the shoe to easily fatten. The City Knife 3 features a one-piece 360 Flyknit upper ,a rubber strap helps to keep the foot in place, that sits atop ( and encapsulated within) a…

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NIKELAB DUNK LUX CHUKKA X RT

Fashion designer Riccardo Tisci has in the past collaborated with Nike on models such as the NikeLab Dunk Lux High x RT, two training models,  Free Train Force Flyknit x RT, and the Transform Flyknit and the Air Zoom Legend x RT,a Chelsea boot. Ticsi and NikeLab have once again teamed up , this time to birth the NikeLab Dunk Lux Chukka x RT,a shoe inspired by Tisci’s interest in skate culture aesthetics and 80’s retro basketball. “I think the Dunk has something that’s very special. It’s grounded in sport…

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The Nikelab Bruin Leather releases today

The on court debut of the Bruin on March 18, 1972 at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Portland,Oregon marked the birth of Nike Basketball. 43 years later, NikeLab is honoring this momentous occasion by releasing the NikeLab Bruin Leather.   This incarnation features a full grain leather upper and cupsoles rather than the suede upper and the autoclave outsold of the original Bruin. The updated version also is emblazoned with a red swoosh and has no heel tab or tongue branding. The NikeLab Bruin Leather is available at NikeLab locations across…

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