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YEAR OF RELEASE: 2011
STYLE CODE: 442476 600
MATERIALS: Suede
COMES WITH: White and red flat laces
STREET VALUE: $100
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ERIK KOSTON 1 "SPORT RED/TOURMALINE"
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2011
STYLE CODE: 442476 600
MATERIALS: Suede
COMES WITH: White and red flat laces
STREET VALUE: $100
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR GRIFFEY MAX 1 "FRESHWATER"
A confusing shoe, this pair shares a nickname with another, more well-known pair that released earlier thanks to the colorway. Still, these have a completely different look than the other Freshwaters and were nearly as anticipated when they dropped. If you still have trouble telling them apart, you can also refer to these as Emeralds due to the larger distribution of the Freshwater blue color on the uppers.
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR GRIFFEY MAX 1 "FRESHWATER"
Similar to Penny Hardaway, baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. had sig shoes of his own such as this model before injuries altered his career. This 2009 retro was highly anticipated and snapped up quickly upon its release alongside an Air Max 95 with a similar colorway.
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR JORDAN 1 "DTRT"
These Jordan 1 retros came out in 2009, and are definitely not the first pair to have metallic accents. They released alongside a red pair and a more limited purple pair in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing". Although not huge with collectors (likely due to the deluge of J1 colorways releasing at the time), these are definitely a clean colorway and in my opinion a very good add to any fan of 1s.
A LOOK BACK - DUNK LOW SB "TAKASHI"
These are one of the last "grails" I bought, a simple shoe with a lot of versatility in wear; black and gold seems to go with everything! Paired it up with a black polo to go back to work today and I can't wait for the sun to come out and gleam off of the swoosh and tongue tag. Check out some new pics below and my original review here.
DUNK LOW SB "TAKASHI 1"
The original Takashi dunk sb's are a very simple colorway featuring a glittery gold tongue tag. Many sneakerheads still search for this classic silver box grail designed by Takashi Hosokawa. Although another pair would eventually release with a silver swoosh, these are the first sb to bear the Takashi moniker. YEAR OF RELEASE: 2003
STYLE CODE: 304292 072
MATERIALS: The toebox, swoosh, surrounding panel, and middle rear above the wing are all leather, the rest is suede.
COMES WITH: My pair came with black sb laces.
STREET VALUE: $225-350
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR JORDAN 1 "OLYMPIC"
These released in 2008 to mixed reviews; the cut on these is more of a mid than the classic AJ1 hightop cut. Still, these are now sought after on a small-medium level and make a nice addition to any sneakerheads collection
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR JORDAN 1 "SPICE"
One of the last difficult-to-match shades of red Nike made famous was of course "infrared", used on Jordans and Air Maxes starting in the early 90's. Next, Nike came up with Max Orange, and now they are trying again with "Spice", the latest in a trend of orangish-reddish-pinkish colors. Good luck finding something to go with this recent Jordan colorway.
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR JORDAN I "MAX ORANGE"
A 2009 colorway, this pair is a little notorious for the color/material change from the original leaked samples. Initially, these were to release as a black/infrared Jordan 1 with patent leather as the material, and instead out came this Max Orange colorway (basically infrared but a little heavier on the orange tone).
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR JORDAN 1 PHAT LOW "PORTLAND"
The AJ1 Phat Low is basically a lowtop Jordan I with a puffier tongue and fatter laces, to make it sort of a skate shoe. At one point I had several pairs of this model, but I've narrowed it down to this one pair that released in February of last year, which I personally consider the best colorway and usage of materials. This particular edition was part of a larger pack of shoes that celebrate Michael Jordan's various championship victories over several teams. This is supposedly based off of the colorway for a team that Jordan beat to win a championship in 1992 - the Portland trailblazers. A reverse released as well that was mostly white.
SNEAKER REVIEW - AIR JORDAN 1 "SILVER ANNIVERSARY"
The Jordan 1 is the Nike Dunk of Jordan Brand, meaning they make all kinds of colorways for this shoe. One of the more sought after pairs are the metallic 1s released in 2001 which are a mixture of gray nubuck and metallic silver. For the silver anniversary collection they redid this shoe, adding more of a shiny flake quality to the metallic silver areas of the shoe. They feature the silver anniversary "23/25" logo on the
tongue tag and the plush silvery interior of the silver anniversary
releases. The real special feature though is the packaging, these come
in a silver, foam lined briefcase!YEAR OF RELEASE: 2010
STYLE CODE: 396009 001
MATERIALS: The uppers are all light gray nubuck except the silver parts which are a metallic flake.
COMES WITH: Briefcase, gray laces
STREET VALUE: $225
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