Take Flight: December 2012

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Holiday Sneaker Release Guide

This Christmas, Nike and Jordan Brand are putting out the heat! The releases beging with a black "Stealth" Foamposite, the Jordan Retro 11 Bred, and finally the Nike Basketball Christmas pack, which was featured last week.

To start off the releases, the Nike Foamposite One will release on Friday the 14th of December in an all-black colorway. The shoe features a black foamposite upper, with a black nubuck style on the upper. The have a grey swoosh on the toebox and a few hints of grey on the penny logo located on the heel tab. To finish off the shoes these have an icy outsole. The retail price is $220 and I may purchase them.

Next, Jordan Brand is dishing out a classic sneaker that Michael Jordan debuted in the 1995-1996 NBA season. The Jordan 11 Retro returns with its all black mesh and patent upper. The shoe features a white foam midsole and an icy red outsole. These sneakers release on Friday the 21st of December and are most likely going to be this years quickest sellout. Retail price is $185 and I will certainly buy these.

Finally, the Nike Basketball Pack will release on Christmas Eve. The sneakers are a Kevin Durant Sneaker featured after a video game which retails for $115 which I really am into. There is a $180 LeBron in a traditional red and green colorway which I think is plain and the price tag isn't justified. Finally there is the Kobe Stained Glass which retails for around 150. It features a vibrant multi-color upper and is a really nice shoe.

credits:

KD V - JC1992 and http://sneakernews.com/2012/11/26/christmas-nike-kd-v/

LeBron X - Joe Venuto and http://www.nicekicks.com/2012/10/nike-lebron-x-christmas/

Kobe 8 - Fantasy Kicks and http://theshoegame.com/articles/nike-kobe-8-christmas.html

Jordan 11 Retro - http://solecollector.com/news/air-jordan-11-retro-gs-black-varsity-red-white/#axzz2EBMqKijW

Foamposite - http://solecollector.com/news/nike-air-foamposite-one-stealth-blackout/#axzz2EBMqKijW

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Nike Basketball Christmas Pack

Every year on Christmas, Nike releases three new christmas themed colorways of their NBA Players signature shoes to the public. Like the last couple of years, the same athletes (Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant) with their own shoe will have a colorway made. They will wear the shoes during their Christmas Day match-ups.

In the past, the athletes have worn colorways that are bold, bright, and fun. This year is no different, Kevin Durant sports a shoe that is themed after an 8bit video game, LeBron James wears a sneaker themed to the traditional christmas colors, and Kobe Bryant has a sneaker themed to the stained glass windows of a church.

First up the KD V, Kevin Durant's sneaker, sports a blue upper with bursts of blue and red pixels on the upper. We are treated to a red tongue with the KD logo on top and the same pixel pattern on the KD logo. On the insoles we have Kevin Durant dunking on a net in the 8bit pixel video game style. The outsole is a bright green, which may or may not glow in the dark because as of now it's unknown.

LeBron James went with a more traditional look this year. His sneaker sports a dark red upper with a bright green swoosh. The tongue is that same shade of red and has a set of bright green laces. We are treated to that same shade of red midsole with black speckles throughout it. Like the KD V the outsole is a bright green and if it glows in the dark or not is unknown. However, by the looks of things to me it looks like it does due to how bright it is in a dark environment.

Finally, the Kobe VIII has not yet been confirmed or not. However people have been mentioning that the sneaker resembles stained glass windows of a church and therefore many are speculating this is indeed the Kobe 8 Christmas. The sneakers feature a multi-colored upper that resembles stained glass. The upper sits atop a black midsole with bright red speckles that also resembles the shade of red on the laces and swoosh. Like the LeBron and KD, these also have a bright green outsole. It is unknown if it glows or not yet.