Sneaker customization service NIKEiD has announced the ever-popular “Multicolor” customization option will soon be available for the Kobe X Elite. Fans of Kobe Bryant’s 10th signature shoe can finally render the basketball silhouette’s upper with a vibrantFlyknit construction. This bespoke option usually sells out pretty quickly so if you want to get your hands on a pair, make sure you’re ready to go on October 22. Head over to NIKEiD for more information.
Here, we get a close look at the Pigalle x Nike LeBron 12 Elite – a silhouette that draws from the basketball shot clock in its motif. Designed by Stephane Ashpool and the Swoosh team, the technical sneaker sports a dynamic upper, with a taut metallic silver frame which sprawls from the midsole to the vamp and onto the eyelets. Speckled print takes on the mesh exterior, while LeBron’s player number is featured at the heel tab and is complemented by a heel-pull accentuated by King James’ crown emblem and Pigalle’s logos. Read more…
Showcasing a vibrant “Grand Purple” colorway throughout the upper, the latest Kobe X silhouette highlights an innovative Nike Flyknit upper construction as additional Flywire technology provides added flexibility, breathability and support. Representing the first Nike Flyknit basketball shoe to be constructed with recycled polyester yarn, it features a white midsole, which balances the overall aesthetic as a lime green translucent outsole finishes the high-top silhouette. Grab these now is available now at select Nike retailers including Wish. Read more…
Nike‘s Kobe 9 Elite Low HTM is not only one of Nike Basketball’s greatest performance innovations, but perhaps one of the greatest pieces to come out of the HTM collaboration – the Swoosh’s CEO even dubbed the Kobe signature a “modern classic” in his recent conversation with Gary Warnett for 032c. Unlike is original low-top Kobe 9 brethren, the Elite edition of the sneaker is a faithful takedown of the Nike Kobe 9 Elite, eschewing Engineered Mesh in favor of a Flyknit upper while retaining the high-top’s carbon fiber reinforcements.[more…]
