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Nike go interstellar this weekend with the much anticipated Air Max 90 ‘Mars Landing’, the sequel to their similarly cosmic themed 2014 AM90 SP which celebrated the 45th Anniversary of the Moon landing event. Sharing similarities to the Lunar edition, this time the ‘Mars Landing’ theme appears on the ubiquitous Air Max 90, in the seamless Vac-Tec 3M textured form. Replicating visuals…
In 2009, Nike Sportswear celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by dropping an edition of the Air Pegasus 89. Ten years later, Nike is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with an edition of the Air Max 180. The release of the sneaker celebrates what happened after the wall fell, particularly the…
With Earth Day coming up on the 22nd of April, Nike is assembling a collection of sneakers to demonstrate “beautiful, new ways to approach color, construction and material innovation”. The range includes the Plant Color Collection, which includes colorways of the Air Max 95 and Blazer Low. The basis of the collection is the use of plant based dyes on textiles. The…
Nike has set a series of Air Max sneakers to iridescent to create the Air Max Throwback Future Pack. The pack includes the Air Max 720 in a “matte-finish black base exclusive” that is exclusive to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The pack also includes the Air Max Plus SE, Air Max 95 Premium, Air Max 97 LX, Air Max 270, Air…
As we recently posted, Nike Sportswear has created a Mars inspired edition of the Air Max 90. The sneaker will release on the 16th of March through Nike dealers and Nike’s Sneakers app. Leading up to the release, Nike gives some background on the inspiration of the design that is a sequel to its Lunar Landing Air Max 90. Though landing on…
Following on the Moon Landing edition of the Air Max 90, Nike Sportswear will deliver a Mars themed counterpart. Using the standard soled edition of the Air Max 90, Nike builds the Mars Landing upper with its molded Vac-Tech design technique. The colorway is listed as mars stone and magma orange and the design is dominated by a Mars surface pattern. The…
Nike Sportswear’s recent retro release of the Air Max2 Light is active this week with another colorway drop. The 1994 era runner is known for having “introduced two different pressure systems in one Air-unit introduced two different pressure systems in one Air-unit on a Nike sneaker”. Rocking mesh and synthetic leather, this edition of the silhouette teams university gold, flash crimson and…
La Requin translates from French to English as Air Max Plus (and shark). Nike is playing on the nickname to craft a couple of Air Max Plus colorways for March that bear some jagged edged graphics. On the streets of Paris, the Nike Air Max Plus goes by a distinct nickname: La Requin. The shoe earned the moniker, which translates to “shark,”…
“Did Nike and EUKicks just unite to create a classic Air Force 1 High? It has to be, the sneaker has E.U. Air on the tongue and and strap!” NO! These are not a collaboration between the best sneaker blog in history and Nike Sportswear. The E.U. on the sneaker does not stand for Europe, it stands for Emotionally Unavailable. Yes, Nike…
Nike has its color-wheel to red to red to style its latest release of the Air Max 95. Rocking suede and mesh, the sneaker is set in a mix of habanero red, university red and gym red. The flamed up base is then set against a black sole with black detailing on the upper. Ready for the pavement, the sneaker can be…
