NEW BALANCE 996 "GREY"

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NEW BALANCE 996 "GREY"

Today I'm sporting the ever-comfortable NB 996.  These are of course made in the USA and sport top notch materials.
YEAR OF RELEASE:  2012
STYLE CODE:  M996GL
MATERIALS:  Suede, mesh and 3M
COMES WITH:  Made in USA tags, grey laces
STREET VALUE:  $130

DUNK HIGH "GREY J-PACK"

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ADIDAS BUSENITZ "GREY/GUM/WHITE"

Here we have the breakout shoe from the Adidas Skateboarding line, the Busenitz.  The shoe is marked by its oversized tongue that can be cut down per the wearer's choice - although I'd imagine that the sneakerhead part of the population that owns these would be hard pressed to take scissors to a pair of shoes.  People that actually skate in these might have a different take though.  This particular pair gets its name from the colorway.
YEAR OF RELEASE:  2012
STYLE CODE:  G56362
MATERIALS:  Suede uppers, leather stripes
COMES WITH:  Adidas tags, grey and white laces.
STREET VALUE:  $75

DUNK HIGH SB "GREY/MINT"

 Two-toned grey make up the bulk of this dunk high, with mint accents to give it some pop.  These don't have any sort of nickname to my knowledge, so we'll just go by the colorway.
YEAR OF RELEASE:  2012
STYLE CODE:  305050 030
MATERIALS:  Suede uppers with a leather swoosh
COMES WITH:  White and grey sb laces
STREET VALUE:  $95.  I got my pair from premierskateboarding.com!

DUNK HIGH "GREY J-PACK"

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Here we have one out of a pack of three "j-pack"-blocked dunk highs with textured swooshes.  The other two being black/red and black/royal mark them as send-ups to popular Air Jordan 1 colorways, while this pair takes on the color blocking but opts for wolf grey accents.
YEAR OF RELEASE:  2012
STYLE CODE:  317982 048
MATERIALS:  Leather uppers with a rugged textured swoosh
COMES WITH:  Grey flat laces
STREET VALUE:  $85

AIR JORDAN XI "COOL GREY"

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AIR JORDAN XI "COOL GREY"

This is the first release of this non-OG colorway.  The shoes were highly sought after upon release and remain so to this day.  One main difference between these and other XI colorways is the nubuck upper (as opposed to thick mesh).
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2000
STYLE CODE: 136046 011
MATERIALS: The uppers are nubuck and patent leather.
COMES WITH: These come white rope laces.
STREET VALUE: $250-400.  I got my pair from Gusto on ISS!

ZOOM KD IV "COOL GREY"

Most popular basketball shoes get a cool grey colorway.  For the KD IV, Nike opted to spice up the kicks with some yellow accents.  These are a general release and thus not highly sought after by collectors.  Still, they are a very unique presentation of the "cool grey" theme.
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2012
STYLE CODE: 473679 007
MATERIALS: The uppers are a mix of shiny leather and mesh/hyperfuse material.
COMES WITH: These come with flat grey laces.
STREET VALUE: retail

LEBRON 9 "COOL GRAY"

Every year, Nike Basketball releases a gray/white colored shoe in nearly all of its signature lines.  Some might have dismissed this release as a boring colorway, but the bits of 3M really help the shoe stand out!  At the least, these make great beaters for any fan of Lebron's sneakers!

LEBRON 8 V2 "COOL GRAY"

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AIR JORDAN XI "COOL GRAY"

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AIR JORDAN XI "COOL GRAY"

Air Jordan XI's have been dropping every December for a couple of years now; here we have the pair from 2010.  This colorway originally released to great fanfare in 2001, and this retro had a ton of hype behind it as well.  As is typical of XI's, these are extremely comfortable.
YEAR OF RELEASE:  2010
STYLE CODE:  378037 001
  MATERIALS: The uppers are nubuck and patent leather.
COMES WITH:  These come with white round laces, a special drawer-style pull out box, and special plastic shoe trees.
STREET VALUE: $250-$300

SNEAKER REVIEW - JORDAN SPIZ'IKE "COOL GRAY"

This 2008 version of Spiz'ike utilizes a tonal gray approach and released around the same time as the more lively colored Nelly Spiz'ikes.  They were spotted on Michael Jordan's feet a few months before they dropped and seemed to get a fairly good reception upon release.  These are in my opinion one of the cleanest and thus easiest to wear colorways of this model.

LEBRON 8 V2 "COOL GRAY"

The V2 is an evolution of the Lebron 8 that weighs less and has more breathability, supposedly to help further improve Lebron's game during the second half of the 2010-11 season.  While the 8 is fairly successful, the V2 takes it to another level, with most of the colorways being sought after, and half of those being limited as well.  This particular pair is named after the colorway.