Nike LeBron 9 Mango

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we haven't covered a LeBron in a minute, but after a slow start on the original Heat-themed and trademark Mr. James colourways, the Nike LeBron 9 seems to have found its mojo. It's usually the same pattern — the NikeTalk negativity in comparison to the last chapter after a leaked sample shot, a slow start, then some fresh colourways that set the hype off. Now the LeBron 9 is big business. Just as part 8 evolved throughout the season, releases like this Mango makeup represent the final takes on the shoe in this form before the Elite editions with added Foamposite (and when we chatted to Mr. James late last year he dodged our Foamposite related questions but laughed about it) drop and the low 9's full length air unit offers a more conventional take on Jason Petrie's original creation, one of the most technically advanced basketball shoes we've ever worn. We've been besotted with a few colourways over the last six months — the 'Scarface' versions, the Cannons, the China editions, the Christmas variations and the Galaxy makeover all brought out the best in a versatile model. We even found ourselves riding the hype train on those Givenchy-alike 'Watch the Throne' tie-ins.
We're 9 fans because of the comfort and that locked-in fit, and the Mango edition continues this shoe's lineage of wild colours. The reflective swoosh, speckle and those blasts of a shade that borders on pink make no concessions to subtlety or restrained dressing, but this is the swag era when kids sit in front of cameras to YouTube their boasts about box logo hats and big shoes are a currency. We still couldn't help but notice that these look a bit like a pair of Cannons that have been left in the sun for too long. After the pandemonium around Mags and Foamposites lately, the hi-top as a hard sell in the UK is officially a thing of the past, and the Yeezy 2 delay's got folks scrambling to find somewhere else to splurge that big shoe budget. With that in mind, you could do a lot worse than pick up a pair of these, and the Mango LeBron 9 is in the Crooked Tongues store now. Current RRPs on performance pieces and retros aren't cheap, but the money's no object nature of Nike franchises like the LeBron, with those carbon footbridges and dual technologies in the sole means prices are doomed to slowly escalate. We guarantee that by part 10 you'll be nostalgic for the spring 2012 price point...

Nike Sportswear Foamposite One Supernova

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Created to tie in with the All-Star Weekend in Orlando from the 24th to the 26th of this month, we saw line art which whited out the shape, leading us to believe that there was a white Foam on the way. Then we saw a sample that looked like a 'What the Foamposite' with a tie-die mashup of previous colourways. Now we're seeing this shoe, which is set to arrive in the Crooked Tongues store as a Quickstrike alongside the other All-Star drops (including a the return of the Flight One), in its final form.
Once upon a time, the Foamposite was the domain of Harlemites and Washington DC heads, but we're seeing a gradual sprawl that's spreading the hype beyond the States. Where once you could grab a pair weeks after the launch in Bond Street House of Hoops, we're seeing supplies dry up, culminating in us finally being able to sell a style in the store. We still can't see the shoe converting too many folks. If you think this shoe's ugly and heavy, then that opinion's liable to remain, but the durable nature of the shoe, that perfect molded fit after a day or two's wear and that costly production process, plus the lack of a midsole in favour of extra footbed cushioning makes them a good everyday wear, if you can find a way to offset the bugged out looks with some simple apparel to downplay the astronaut aesthetic. Worldstar videos of crews rapping inanely about Eric Avar's otherworldly masterpiece, and a savage attack caught on camera that used the shoe as a weapon probably don't show it in the best light, but we still maintain that sneaker design lost its balls after the period of progressive insanity post-1997 that created some memorably anti-retro moments.
Ironically, the most progressive sneaker moment in recent history is now a retro staple, but even 2012 hasn't caught up with it. The Foamposite still has looks to last to infinity and beyond. Even in muted tones, the Foamposite is an obnoxious shoe — with a Galaxy on the upper, it's just awesome. Patrick Moore would approve of these. We hope, on their arrival into the earth's atmosphere in 3 weeks' time, the 'Remove Before Flight' tags that we saw in the leak Instagram shots are intact.

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We like a good Nike sequel. Bar the bad sequels like Footscape or Rift 2s, for the most part it seems to allow the
Nike design team to study and improve, compensating for any shortcomings and bringing in that new-new. In the running
side, after a blur of fast-forward evolution since Free and Lunarlon came into being, sequels have been considered
affairs that tweak the previous instalment. The Run Free was an office favourite when we first got hold of it in a
similar black and white colourway...then the Lunar Eclipse arrived and...ummm...eclipsed it as our everyday ride of
choice. But that's an unfair comparison anyway - they're two very different shoes, with the Free still on that quest
to replicate barefoot benefits.
This formula of that intricately cut framework, a mesh sock-style fit and some severe-looking Free grooves in the
outsole is a recipe for good-looking shoes — it's the best Free shoe since the Free Trail debuted. The Free Run 2+
is a vast improvement on a tremendous design — the new Free siping pattern is even more flexible, still tricking out
the original Waffle pattern to the next level and the faintly asymmetric lacing pattern makes it a Footscape
offspring of sorts, but the key change here is on the upper. The downside of today's performance pieces is a lack of
natural fabrics — it's all strange, synthetic, featherweight fabrics these days that practically float out the box.
Good for running, where grams affect times, but they can make a shoe feel cheap too.
So you need to compensate with detailing. That’s where the Free Run 2 goes triply hard in the paint. Showboating
with their fancy laser-cutting techniques, the cutaway, layered pattern, blending printed on panels and overlays
evokes the golden age of the massively overlooked Nike Chapuka, but whereas that was some H.R. Giger-esque Alpha
Project madness, the supportive detailing here is based on the ligaments of the foot, endeavouring to imitate their
purpose too. The medial side is interesting too, with a stealthy little cutout swoosh in their, and shades of LeBron
IV on that inner midsole.
This model’s a superior start to the season and having seen what’s in store until the end of the year, we’re
confident that there’s a respite to the reign of the retro with some future cult classics in the mix. It feels nice
to get excited about new shoes again and these are worth regular rotation. The grey/green and white/reds have got us
excitedly for the first time in a short while and these should be hitting running stores and NikeTown imminently…

Nike Sportswear Denim Air Force 1 Low

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Nike Sportswear Denim Air Force 1 Low Air Force 1s have been a part of this site since day one. It helped that Crooked's genesis coincided with the Uptown making a full-blown UK debut and that the site launched when US and co.jp exclusives were at their best. Since then, heavyweight campaigns and ID accessibility have taken some of the secret-society mystique from the shoe. After all, a shoe that barely needed to advertise, shouldn't need to make any effort. Still, when it's done right, the Air Force 1 can still eclipse the competition. A correct execution will have us forgetting any acts of shoddy build from recent releases — sometimes it's nice to pick up something that feels heavy in a lightweight era.
This Quickstrike makeup takes the shoe back to a happier time before so much sucked. It actually feels like a 2002 release in spirit. We've seen denim on Air Forces before (denim swooshes win), but these versions go all out. Feeling like a Bespoke in looks and quality, the copper stitch swoosh and contrast is a no brainer that's smartly executed, the off-white midsole and gum sole is excellent, the subtle eyelet switch to brass at the top complements the denim upper with a little nod to the classic button fly too.
We’re loving this shoe. If we had to make any criticism, it would be towards the tongue and heel leather patch branding (which actually looks like it was branded), with that western-style font being inferior to the usual imagery. In contrast, the footbed efforts are particularly nice. A selvedge heel would have been a perfect finisher, but left plain it’s still effective.
The true challenge is what to wear with it. Do you go all-out, and accessorise a double-denim Canadian tux look with these shoes? Can you go triple-denim? Quadruple denim? Maybe you can top an ensemble off with a denim hat. It’s challenging. Perhaps chinos are the solution here, because chunky, navy cotton sneakers with short-shorts might be even harder to execute. Still, when it comes to jeans on jean fabric, at least you don’t have to worry about denim bleed. These are our kind of sneakers. Are Nike Sportswear trying to instigate another golden age of Air Force 1s? We hope so.
These arrive in the Crooked store, and they’re apparently set for release next Wednesday (the 25th of May) in limited numbers. Strange day for a sneaker release, but it’s a shoe that seems to be amassing a great deal of interest.

Air Jordan X 'Stealth'

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wow. We never thought we'd see the day when the Jordan X would fly from the Crooked Tongues store, but we're glad to
see its popularity ascend like a leap from the shoe's namesake. For years we had a couple of OG pairs in the store's
inventory, gathering dust, but something happened over the last 12 months...we don't know if it was the free global
shipping or escalating globalisation of sports footwear (it's probably both), but something went crazy. We understood
the success of the excellent Chicagos, but the Old Royal edition few out almost as fast — that's when we knew
something was up. From the shoe's steel-coloured debut with the toecap that was wisely scrapped to recent months,
this model was one for those in the know, whereas the cutoff for wider AJ interest seemed to be part VIII. Now we're
in a whole new world of hype.
When the X dropped in Shadow form as a doublepack with an XIII in early 2008, it was the best of a year of
doublepacks...but not many people seemed to care. The Shadow's a classic too — the check lining, grey and black mix,
plus the red Jumpman detailing was always a great Jordan makeup. These Stealth versions of the Jordan 10 adher to the
winning formula of Stealth colourways in the series and we're sure we saw Kanye wearing a pair a few months back
(that in itself is guaranteed to prime the hype trigger) and they're not massively dissimilar to the Shadows, but
that white and grey on the outsole cuts through the gloom, and the grey details plus the extra black and nubuck
textures on the upper make quite a difference. Folks that appreciate a classic design in a respectful new colourway
and the Rick Owens brigade alike will take to this one with ease and (pending any changes) they drop in the Crooked

adidas ObyO X Jeremy Scott Wings Denim

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Jeremy Scott and adidas Originals have been putting in work since the Forum Hi in 2002, but their ObyO line that launched in 2009 was mutually beneficial for both partners. Seen on the feet of Lil' Wayne and A$AP Rocky, as well as a host of celebrities, the wilful strangeness of these remixes has given them a certain high-end b-boy flavour that's shifting units. This Wings take on the Attitude gives it a washed denim upper, lining and laces with wings and a translucent sole, with plenty of stitch detail in the mix too. These fit a little small, so we recommend going up a size.

Nike Sportswear Foamposite One Supernova

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People have been calling the Nike Foamposite One a moonboot since it debuted in 1997. When we first clocked a pair of Penny's shoes in a late 1990's issue of 'The Source' complete with the 1-800-432-3061 number, we assumed these had dropped from space. They were just there. In their purest One form, they even ditched a hefty swoosh in favour of a tiny white spot of forefoot branding. What was Nike smoking? In the flesh, if you tapped up central London stockists shifting them at a hefty pricepoint, they looked even weirder. Of course, the Foamposite One is a model of normality compared to the Flightposite's lunacy, but just in case that original blue was too conservative, the Electrolime wasn't wild enough, or the Foamposite Pro in Copper or Electric Green was too subtle for you, maybe this Supernova colourway will fill a gap in your collection.
Created to tie in with the All-Star Weekend in Orlando from the 24th to the 26th of this month, we saw line art which whited out the shape, leading us to believe that there was a white Foam on the way. Then we saw a sample that looked like a 'What the Foamposite' with a tie-die mashup of previous colourways. Now we're seeing this shoe, which is set to arrive in the Crooked Tongues store as a Quickstrike alongside the other All-Star drops (including a the return of the Flight One), in its final form.
Once upon a time, the Foamposite was the domain of Harlemites and Washington DC heads, but we're seeing a gradual sprawl that's spreading the hype beyond the States. Where once you could grab a pair weeks after the launch in Bond Street House of Hoops, we're seeing supplies dry up, culminating in us finally being able to sell a style in the store. We still can't see the shoe converting too many folks. If you think this shoe's ugly and heavy, then that opinion's liable to remain, but the durable nature of the shoe, that perfect molded fit after a day or two's wear and that costly production process, plus the lack of a midsole in favour of extra footbed cushioning makes them a good everyday wear, if you can find a way to offset the bugged out looks with some simple apparel to downplay the astronaut aesthetic. Worldstar videos of crews rapping inanely about Eric Avar's otherworldly masterpiece, and a savage attack caught on camera that used the shoe as a weapon probably don't show it in the best light, but we still maintain that sneaker design lost its balls after the period of progressive insanity post-1997 that created some memorably anti-retro moments.
Ironically, the most progressive sneaker moment in recent history is now a retro staple, but even 2012 hasn't caught up with it. The Foamposite still has looks to last to infinity and beyond. Even in muted tones, the Foamposite is an obnoxious shoe — with a Galaxy on the upper, it's just awesome. Patrick Moore would approve of these. We hope, on their arrival into the earth's atmosphere in 3 weeks' time, the 'Remove Before Flight' tags that we saw in the leak Instagram shots are intact. Just to reiterate, the estimated drop date is 23.02.2012 in the Crooked store.

Nike Sportswear Denim Air Force 1 Low

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Nike Sportswear Denim Air Force 1 Low Air Force 1s have been a part of this site since day one. It helped that Crooked's genesis coincided with the Uptown making a full-blown UK debut and that the site launched when US and co.jp exclusives were at their best. Since then, heavyweight campaigns and ID accessibility have taken some of the secret-society mystique from the shoe. After all, a shoe that barely needed to advertise, shouldn't need to make any effort. Still, when it's done right, the Air Force 1 can still eclipse the competition. A correct execution will have us forgetting any acts of shoddy build from recent releases — sometimes it's nice to pick up something that feels heavy in a lightweight era.
This Quickstrike makeup takes the shoe back to a happier time before so much sucked. It actually feels like a 2002 release in spirit. We've seen denim on Air Forces before (denim swooshes win), but these versions go all out. Feeling like a Bespoke in looks and quality, the copper stitch swoosh and contrast is a no brainer that's smartly executed, the off-white midsole and gum sole is excellent, the subtle eyelet switch to brass at the top complements the denim upper with a little nod to the classic button fly too.
We’re loving this shoe. If we had to make any criticism, it would be towards the tongue and heel leather patch branding (which actually looks like it was branded), with that western-style font being inferior to the usual imagery. In contrast, the footbed efforts are particularly nice. A selvedge heel would have been a perfect finisher, but left plain it’s still effective.
The true challenge is what to wear with it. Do you go all-out, and accessorise a double-denim Canadian tux look with these shoes? Can you go triple-denim? Quadruple denim? Maybe you can top an ensemble off with a denim hat. It’s challenging. Perhaps chinos are the solution here, because chunky, navy cotton sneakers with short-shorts might be even harder to execute. Still, when it comes to jeans on jean fabric, at least you don’t have to worry about denim bleed. These are our kind of sneakers. Are Nike Sportswear trying to instigate another golden age of Air Force 1s? We hope so.
These arrive in the Crooked store, and they’re apparently set for release next Wednesday (the 25th of May) in limited numbers. Strange day for a sneaker release, but it’s a shoe that seems to be amassing a great deal of interest.

Air Jordan 2012 Deluxe

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All systems are go. We've got the Kobe VI System and now we get the Air Jordan 2012 Deluxe set, offering a semi-bespoke basketball experience. We genuinely don't know how to feel about these interchangeable releases — the Choose Your Own Adventure books of the sports footwear world - and what they bring to the table. In terms of performance, there's no negative in offering the very best, but it's fiddly...very fiddly. The Jordan XX1's switchable heel pods were just the beginning, with the excellent Jordan 2011's drop-in midsoles being a logical progression. They were awkward to replace, but now we get a choice of three drop-in midsoles and two inserts offering two levels of support.
The lower option trounces the higher one in terms of complimenting the silhouette, but choice can be a good thing if you're actually looking to play in them. The overall look of the Jordan 2012 seems marinaded in the formal-footwear theme of the tux-friendly XI from all those years ago — this instalment offers a brogue effect instead, with those embossed premium panels over a supportive dose of Flywire. Is the zoot suit inspiration taken from Jordan's own taste for anti-tailoring? There's been some heated debate over these in the office — why grey and green as a Jordan launch makeup? That's gives these a Jordan spinoff feeling rather than a real Jordan line entry - the All-Star Weekend editions bring out the best in this model. Wasn't that dress shoe effect in the XX3's upper too? Things change and modes of play alter, but our favourite Jordans from back in the day didn't need altering. Maybe it's just a sign of how things are these days — we've got more of a voice to determine projects and that sense of democracy influences what drops. While the big man's outfits constantly hit David Byrne levels of width, at least you can tailor the 2012 to your own needs.
That makes these a very 2012 design in a lot of ways, but we still prefer the 2011s and that vast Jumpman seems at odds with the big branding free look that Jordan shoes have maintained since 1986. The Jordan line's unique lineage never had to shout about what it was, so why make that Jumpman so big? For a shoe that offers such a sense of security in terms of support, that silhouette on the upper makes these seem a little insecure. NBA players have proven that the fancy stuff can be superfluous too by playing in a 1988 Jordan design in the year 2011. There are plenty of details worthy of note though — the midsoles have a pick of a Zoom Air heel (Fly Around) full-length Air bag (Fly Through) or a rear and forefoot blend of Air bag and Zoom (Fly Over) and they're comfort-centric once you've gone through the process of picking your combo (mid insert, Zoom and Air cocktail being our pick). That carbon plate can't have been cheap to add to the outsole either.
The Jordan 2012 packaging is heftier than MJ's distressed denims too — a portable chest of drawers holding the shell at the top, inserts second down and midsoles at the bottom is insane. Opened up, it looks like a stepladder, and you could turn it into a capsule hotel if you felt inclined. It's so lavish that it borders on parody. As ever, when it comes to the hero shoe, Jordan Brand begs no friends again. We're on the fence, just because they've been sat on the desk alongside the IV and X recently, but in the world of Jordans one man's AJVII is another man's AJXV. Each instalment reflects its era and these are undoubtedly a shoe that captures 2012's mess of social media, reference points, hype and constant communication. Better than the 2010 but not as strong as the 2011 from a beyond-the-court angle, these are in the Crooked Tongues store right now.

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We actually covered these a few weeks back, but the images were stock ones that were pretty and all but never offered any clues as to how premium these Nike Sportswear Air Max 90 VT Quickstrikes actually are. If there had been a standard Air Max 90 in this makeup we would have become ill with excitement, but in Vac Tech form they've still got us bugging. Why? Because that silhouette isn't compromised by the nubuck application's uninterrupted flow, but the designers still knew to keep the familiar sewn-on ribbed Nike Air patched on the heel. Timberland season officially starts in the early hours of this coming Sunday when the clocks go forward, so all well-executed tributes are welcome.
Nike say "Haystack" but we say Wheat and it's one of our favourite colour and material combinations. That added white midsole is the perfect contrast to the upper and gum outsole while the brown leather lining maintains the theme inside as well as out. These drop alongside the Dunk (which is a lot better in the flesh than we anticipated) today and will be joined by the matching Air Force 1 Hi VT early next week. "Beefy" Botham promoted it and many argue its health benefits, but Wheat will always stay winning.

air Jordan XIV 'Last Shot' 2011 Retro

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We last saw this black and red colourway in 2005, when it was released for the first time since 1999 (the Last Shot was — appropriately — one of the last Jordan original XIV colourway releases), but we've always found the XIV reissues to be a reliable facsimile of the originals. The lowkey flamboyance in the midsole, nubuck and fancy logo are all on point. There's a little bit more gloss to that leather compared to the '05s, but it looks deeply similar. The only key point of difference to keep the collectors hunting Instagram props happy is that grey 'XIV' inside the tongue rather than red, but that's strictly for the folk that know. These Air Jodan XIVs go on sale this Saturday. Those that know will be all over them while the rest of you lie in wait for the Concords to drop...

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The Nike Air Max 90 VT Shoe: Classic design with a modern edgeThe Nike Air Max 90 VT Men's Shoe brings a vintage athletic silhouette to the streets in a sleek, durable finish, while exceptional cushioning continues the legacy of long-lasting comfort.BenefitsThermo-molded Vac Tech upper for durability and streamlined, seam-free lookPhylon midsole with Max Air unit at heel for maximum impact protection and cushioningRubber outsole and unique tread pattern for durability and control

LeBron in London

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Yesterday, it was a surprise appearance at the London School of Basketball in Crystal Palace, before LeBron left with his crew for a Rihanna concert. We've got some more content on the way, including a brief chat with the man himself about matters of footwear, plus a lengthy conversation with Nike Basketball designer Jason Petrie about the genesis of the shoe.

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The Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinsons Research - Nike Mag 2011The Nike Mag 2011s were certainly a huge celebrity draw, and the sneakerheads in that category definitely put up the dollars to guarantee themselves their Nike Mags. Kid Cudi claimed to have won four (yes, four) pairs of the Nike Mag 2011, and he recently broke out pair numero uno at a party thrown by Complex and Bacardi, during which he was the guest of honor (he graced the cover of Complex’s The Music Issue). Cudi was spotted with Mags on stage, lounging around, enjoying his drinks, and partying it up with his How To Make It In America co-stars, so check out the Mags in on-feet action below and stick with Sneaker News for more Nike Mag 2011 sightings!

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Nike Sportswear Air Max 90 VT Premium QS HaystackWe actually covered these a few weeks back, but the images were stock ones that were pretty and all but never offered any clues as to how premium these Nike Sportswear Air Max 90 VT Quickstrikes actually are. If there had been a standard Air Max 90 in this makeup we would have become ill with excitement, but in Vac Tech form they've still got us bugging. Why? Because that silhouette isn't compromised by the nubuck application's uninterrupted flow, but the designers still knew to keep the familiar sewn-on ribbed Nike Air patched on the heel. Timberland season officially starts in the early hours of this coming Sunday when the clocks go forward, so all well-executed tributes are welcome.
Nike say "Haystack" but we say Wheat and it's one of our favourite colour and material combinations. That added white midsole is the perfect contrast to the upper and gum outsole while the brown leather lining maintains the theme inside as well as out. These drop alongside the Dunk (which is a lot better in the flesh than we anticipated) today and will be joined by the matching Air Force 1 Hi VT early next week. "Beefy" Botham promoted it and many argue its health benefits, but Wheat will always stay winning.

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The current vogue for big-arsed high tops is a young person's game. On our industry travels, we've seen
those old enough to know better crash and burn with a mix of skinny fit and premium moonboots in the
shape of Ato Matsumoto or Lanvin Super His. Kanye opened the floodgates. He pulled it off. Most can't.
Fans of the man's work from 'Harlem World - The Movement' and it's sole highlights to the current robo
-self indulgence, we've seen pics of his Nike creations drifting around for over 12 months, and opinion
seems to have been polarized. Having seen a style evolution from the pre-'College Dropout' Supreme
sweat shoot for Vibe to the current couture junkiedom, Mr West's wardrobe moves so quick, and the
stylists work so well that the drawn-out developmental stage couldn't possibly keep up, meaning Lynch's
Dune-inspired LVMH hookups nearly stole some footwear shine.
Friendly ghostbloggers have made following his output an online obsession, and while we thought this
project might have lost momentum prior to release, whether you really, really hate them or found them
oddly alluring, the hype express got back on track. Big time. Then pics of Sir Bun B performing at SXSW
having ditched the Greedy Genius to sport a pair made them look genuinely good - this, we attribute to
baggy denim as opposed to the now obligatory APC New Cures - slimline kecks will multiply the dreaded
'golf club effect' that only benefits you if you're female or Dave Mustaine. Just for the record, in
case this opening ramble leaves any ambiguity, some CT crew members quite like the Nike Air Yeezy.
Anyone could've slapped fashion features together with hardcourt looks, and then maybe vulcanized it
for good measure. Taking Jordan DNA by the ton and adding a sole unit we're particularly familiar with
is another way of handling the brief.
Tracing the Yeezy's referential lineage, the Alien Fighter/Stomper, Air Trainer Huarache, Air Mag,
Jordan V and more high-end cues for the upper, are some interesting nods, and as midsoles go, the
Jordan III style one is a favourite in the office. It's also based on the Revolution and Ace to some
degree too, but the official press release points directly to the Assault, another late 80s favourite,
which seems a little odd, seeing as this is the sole added to the Fat Boys' favourite just a couple of
years ago. The sole shares some Flight 89 elements too - Nike have definitely been getting their
money's worth. The padding around the collar and tongue is Jordan-esque, and we kind of anticipated
more VIII touches than V ones, with Kanye wearing his Aquas to the death like M.O.P. Huarachesque (a
word custom-made for this News piece) neoprene lining keeps it comfortable, while the excess of
perforation on the upper recalls the Delta Force. The materials at work are of a high quality, and the
glow-in-the-dark outsole is pure gimmickry that pointed to someone living out their school exercise
book biro scrawls depicting wild Swooshed creations they'd like to see.
As colours go, the grey and orange is reliable, but the blast of hot pink behind the supersize tongue
is pretty disorientating. The towering height shifts out the ankle-high comfort zone, but the Velcro
strap, looking a little like an emulsion paint job is plain odd. The pattern, like the elephant print
style forefoot panel includes a recurring 'Y' in the mix too. We'd prefer it without it in all honesty
- we pictured it with the strap folded down just to show what could've been - a sci-fi Air Revolution
redux, but we can understand these are built to the artist's personal tastes. A nylon 'YEEZY'
embroidered heel tab recalls the Raid II, which looks like a Tennis Classic in monotone beige suede by
comparison, and the 'Y' shaped lace lock finishes a crazy, crazy creation.
Some wearers will make this debut colourway, the first chapter in 3 monthly makeups, set for release in
April at a 150gbp pricetag, look fresh. Others will look like they're in the midst of a mid-life
crisis, but everyone's got an opinion on it, and it certainly offers a challenge for the wearer. It's a
marked improvement on the horrors of the RBK G-Unit range. Even Lloyd, Buck and Yayo weren't wearing
those things. For better or for worse this is a pretty significant release.

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Once upon a time, the Nike Air Max 1 was the shoe of our dreams. The Air Max Light was the stuff of
boyhood aspirations too. The notion of working with them when we were "grown up" was almost
unthinkable. Well here we are working with the damned things, and we have to concede that we've been
suffering from Air Max fatigue lately. Bar the occasional, truly inspired makeup, there's a good reason
that most flock for those frequent reissues of the original makeups. Too many recent versions have felt
like they were made of Fuzzy-Felt rather than synthetic suede, like some of the iD variations we've
gathered over the years.
It's a shame, because it's a model that never dates and just keeps amassing a fanbase. In fact, while
we Euro folk were covering the shoe, it always seemed that team U.S.A. were busy fiending over Forces
and Dunks...then we saw the mania over the Parra Air Max 1s on Nike Talk and realised that we'd been a
pretty narrow-minded in our assumption that this was a localised phenomenon. The Max is global. But the
majority of 2010 colourways have been dull—failing to capitalise on that fever for this silhouette.
If the opening salvo is anything to judge from, 2011 is shaping up to be a little better. The ACG
versions didn't make an awful lot of sense, but they look great. This duo of makeups deliver too - blue
and sail is a good combo, but red and teal is the killer here. Minty freshness with that accent colour
application works for us. The shape has changed over the years, the materials have been altered and
we've been victims of overkill, but when it's executed correctly, we're still suckers for Air Max 1s.
These drop in 2011...

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These shouldn't hold any appeal whatsoever. We may have been desensitized by recent Franken-Jordan
experiments that have thrown 1s, 2s, 5s and 7s and lord-knows-what into the blender, as well as being
influenced by recent slushy NYC jaunts where ontime monstrosities like the Foamdome made sense in the
shadow of that skyline. Those shoes in particular just look a bit special for all the wrong reasons out
that context, when transported to our nation's capital. Spizikes however, bar certain office factions
who detest them for their mix and match treatment of some undisputed classics. Then there's those of us
who don't mind them at all in the right colours. Spike's put his name to 'em, and that 40 Acres and a
Mule logo is intact, taking us back to a time of imported African American College League hoodies and
Crooklyn promo hats (word to Buckshot, Ed and Ace) - some might argue that with the likes 'Girl 6',
'She Hate Me' and 'Miracle At St. Anna' under his Yankees cap, he's prone to a clanger or two, but
these are a 'Summer Of Sam' to us - faintly flawed yet oddly accomplished. Anyhow, enough of the Spike
dickriding for a second.
Big-ass boots are an acquired taste - dayglo Baltoros, Superdomes, Goadomes, Tarns and even the
forthcoming Kaiju and Ashiko, and we won't lie - there's been some nauseating spinoffs stomping on the
Jordan legacy lately, but after our hearts were warmed by the late '07 cement Spizike variations, these
winterised numbers take the blend of 3, 4, 5, with this, the most dynamic of some muted colourways,
carrying shades of the 7's bordeaux in the mix too. Premium leather and nubuck, winter-protected
textiles,and speckled high grip rubber on the outsole are apprpriately rugged, as if Mr. T was set
loose on a 6 during a toolshed siege. Some sample shots showed a version sans midsole sheen, which was
actually preferable. the gloss seems unnecessary. But the yellow in that visible Air, waterproofed
upper and heavyweight feel makes them work. A quintessentially love or hate affair.

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The Nike Air 180 got some extensive hype when it was reissued five years ago and the iD options remain overlooked all these years later. So what if it came back a little "geniefied" compared to the original? We remained fans. Whereas by that point the AM90 and BW had been given a plethora of treatments, the 180 runner's lifespan (in fact, the whole 180 system was never fully exploited in its day) was relatively short with a frugal amount of makeups. When it returned, they got a little wilder. The Metropop options meant beautiful brown and baby blue variations, and it's funny how the OG colours create hype now, whereas we were stocking up on the retros for peanuts. In the iD spot near Mayfair we created some formidable 180s that weren't dissimilar to pieces like this.
While we're at a loss as to where the time went, half a decade has passed in a blur and the 180 has had a tasteful presence in the last couple of seasons. It's a shame that new 180 models to tie with the reintroduction were nipped in the bud at sample stage, but the Opium variations were—in retrospect—pretty serious. The lack of release for the Paris deadstock overlords' Spiridon was a tragedy too. A lot of the best mid '00s releases never made it out. This makeup goes for a more muted look and plays it safe with an air of Viotech—the colour that made IIIs, Blazers, Dunks and Air Maxs so memorable—to the detailing. It's an alright colourway, but they do the job for the colder months. These are up for pre-order now, and seeing as we've joined the 21st century with regards to video embedding, it's a good time to take a trip down memory lane for some of the very best W+K Nike commercials.

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Sometimes there's projects that don't make an awful lot of sense, but we give them the benefit of the doubt, just because they look so good. Theoretically, the son of All Conditions Gear and the Air Max line would look like 1995's awesome Air Mad Max. But this is late 2010 and the world of sports footwear is more retrospective and a great deal more baffling to decipher. The ACG Air Max 1s are just nice Max makeups with the ACG triangle that still induces a certain endorphin release each time we see it, rendered reflectively here. But an Air Max in that vein should still look like its been hastily reworked by BA, Hannibal and the A-Team crew while under siege in a fully equipped garage. These don't. We even wondered if there'd been an error during sampling and we'd get an irate phone call to take them down, but they're getting the cross-branding.
All these colourways feel like they've been slightly treated `to stop them being quite as sensitive as the synthetic suede on this model often is and the materials feel slightly more resilient, but it's not one for the trails. This whole trio might fall short of capturing the madcap spirit of innovation that the branding represents (in fact, the Storm AM1 is more ACG than these). But after this model got rinsed to the point where a revolutionary shoe left us cold, we're going to be receptive to any great colours, no matter how baffling their concept is.
The black/greens might offer solace to anyone who missed out on the ballistic nylon/canvas Pattas a year ago, if that's been playing on your mind. When we heard this collection was dropping, we feared the worst. The samples elicited a Dame Dash style, "Oh shit! It's not even wack!" backhanded complement from this camp. Grey and varsity purple is downright fresh. But an ACG pack should look like the one from 2002 with the killer Footscape in that reminds us of Footpatrol's early days. Still, that branding looks great. We'd just rename 'em the "Particularly decent AM1 Pack" and be done with it.