Following up Wednesday’s look at the updated Air Max 97 2013 USATF, today we get a detailed preview of another shoe in the series, the Nike Air Max 1 2013 USATF.Perfectly converging past Nike Air Max 2014 Pas Cher style with present Adidas Superstar Womens technology, the running shoe sports the paneling and overall aesthetic philosophy of the Air Max 1 with the Hyperfuse construction and retooled Max Air sole of the Air Max 2013. For some added style, “USATF” and “87” on the heels give the shoe Earlier today we brought you a detailed look at the Nike Basketball BHM line, and now we can officially unveil the Nike Sportswear Black History Month collection — release date expected for January 26th.
This year, the BHM collection celebrates not only Black History Month, but also the impact that sports can have on society. As such, the collection was designed around three athletes — Kevin Durant, Serena Williams, Didier Drogba — who are not only dominant in their sport, but also leaders in their communities. Each athlete has a special logo that adorns one of the shoes, while an athlete-specific Adidas ZX Flux Womens graphic is also emblazoned across the insole.
Drogba’s soccer ball-light bulb Nike Air Max Thea Donne mark appears on the AF1 Downtown Nike Air Max 2014 Womens BHM, celebrating his ongoing project that brings solar light bulbs to poverty-stricken parts of Africa.Serena’s lightning bolt-tennis ball graphic covers the Dunk Sky Hi BHM, a nod to how she empowers the next generation of girls, including through the secondary school she had built in Kenya.
Finally, Kevin Durant’s basketball hoop-in-clouds logo appears on the Air Force 1 Foamposite BHM, inspired by KD’s relationship with his hometown recreation center in Seat Pleasant, MD and the support he’s given to it.a vintage athletic-issue sort of feel. We’re halfway through January, which simply means it’s time to start ramping up next month’s previews. Today we get our first look at the strapped Nike SB Dunk Mid Sport Grey— release date set for, you guessed it, February Nike Air Max Thea Dam 2013.The upper goes all grey, comprised of a triumvirate of stylish Nike Air Huarache Homme materials — perforated leather at the side panel, suede overlays, nylon at the collar — while a classic white midsole finishes off the perfectly neutral colorway.As the Dunk Sky Hi BHM was influenced by prominent athlete and role model Serena Williams, the Nike Air Force 1 Downtown Black History Month sports Didier Drogba styling.
A premium hazelnut leather comprises the slimmed-down AF1’s upper, with tonal fur at the Swoosh and orange on the sockliner and patterned heel-tab. Meanwhile, Drogba’s visage appears on the insole graphic, finishing off a rather premium look that will likely land on shelves in the next couple of weeks.
