02-Aug-2010
Images of a new Air Jordan 2010 Outdoor Playground are out. The White/Blue/Yellow shoe – honoring the colors of Emsley A. Laney High School, Michael Jordan’s alma mater – features a blue textured base, a white forefoot wrap, and a yellow sockliner/outsole. Official release info to come as it develops. Continue reading for more images of the Air Jordan 2010 Outdoor Playground “Laney”.
28-Jul-2010
Michael Jordan talks about his love of the game which grew from being cut in high school. Hear MJ’s thoughts among a video collage of Jordan Brand athletes, prepped ahead of the Nike World Basketball Festival taking place in NYC next month. Continue reading for the full video “Michael Jordan – Love Of The Game”.
15-Jul-2010
On July 10th, 2010, Sole Fly Sneaker Boutique made its grand opening. The Miami, FL based shop featured a major lineup of guests joining in on the festivities including Michael Jordan, Tim Hardaway, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Charles Oakley. Featuring live music, giveaway raffles, an MJ-autographed Silver Anniversary Air Jordan collection, and plenty of fresh kicks in stock, we sent CK Miami correspondent Precious Hannah to give us an inside look at Sole Fly and share her personal experience and photos of the boutique’s launch day. Continue reading for our official event recap of Sole Fly Sneaker Boutique.
28-Jun-2010
This is the first of many interviews I will be doing over the next few weeks. It is a bit of a dream come true for me. It has always been a goal of mine to do a series of interviews with designers. I hope you enjoy this series of Design Insight as much as I am.
The first person to answer my questions is Jason Mayden. I have known Jason for nearly five years and he never ceases to inspire me with his design talents and his outlook on life. Continue reading Design Insight: Sessions Vol. 1 With Jason Mayden…
21-Jun-2010
Category : Air Jordan, Nike
A new sneaker boutique has opened up in Miami named Sole Fly. In this video shot by Inside The Sneaker Box, we get an early preview of the store layout and sneaker stock ahead of the boutique’s grand opening festivities on Saturday, July 10th. According to Sole Fly, Michael Jordan is expected to make an appearance at the launch party. Continue reading for the full video preview of Sole Fly sneaker boutique.
01-Jun-2010
Images of the Nike Air Zoom Barcelona - a tribute to the Nike shoes worn by members of the 1992 USA Men’s Basketball “Dream Team” - have surfaced. Inspired by the Olympic-themed Air Max 180 (Charles Barkley), Air Ballistic Force High (David Robinson), Air Flight Lite Low (John Stockton) and Air Jordan VII (Michael Jordan), the Air Zoom Barcelona features a white leather/navy nubuck upper, midfoot strap, a red-black-gold gradient Phylon midsole, and Zoom Air cushioning. More information to come as it develops. Continue reading for more detailed images of the Nike Air Zoom Barcelona.
19-Apr-2010
June 14, 1998 goes down as one of the finest days in NBA History. Michael Jordan sealing his legacy as a Chicago Bull by putting the Utah Jazz on ice with a beautiful crossover and lingering jumpshot that gave him and the Chicago Bulls their sixth NBA title in eight years and left everyone asking for one more run. But more importantly, he left shoe heads around the world asking what was he wearing? Continue reading Design Insight: The Second Season…
25-Mar-2010
Photos have surfaced today in the Nike Air Max LeBron VII “Heroes” Pack inspired by one of LeBron James‘ childhood heroes, Michael Jordan, and features elements of the Air Jordan XI. The shoe, in Black/White/Varsity Red, combines a black upper and patent leather rand with round laces, a translucent red outsole and graphical resemblance to the traction pattern of the Air Jordan XI underfoot. As of right now, there are no expected plans for a public release of the model. More info to come as it develops. Continue reading for more detailed images of the shoe.
25-Jan-2010
The latest Air Jordan VI Retro images to leak onto the ‘Net is this Black/Yellow/Purple colorway currently being dubbed the “Lakers” edition because of the color detailing and the fact that Michael Jordan won his first NBA Championship against the L.A. Lakers. The shoe features a black body base with prominent 3M reflective upper paneling and “Lakers” purple and gold contrast stitching throughout the shoe. Continue reading for more photos of the Air Jordan VI Retro “Lakers” edition.
30-Dec-2009
Our footwear design partner site Project Bluefoot has invited the 2009 Nike Future Sole Finalists to each share their first-hand account on what it was like making the trip up to Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR for the annual Nike-sponsored footwear design competition for high school students run by D’Wayne Edwards, Design Director at Jordan Brand. The latest Finalist to tell their story is Matt DeAlmeida from Arlington, MA. Continue reading for DeAlmeida’s complete Future Sole recap as originally posted on Project Bluefoot, including exclusive concept sketches of his winning leaf-inspired Nike design.
