Friday, July 24, 2009

Nike SB's "UN" series...

I do not officially know if Nike SB purposely releases these "UN" SB kicks, but i personally see this as a failure to come up with new ideas. For those who are unfamiliar or new to the kick-aholic way of life, Nike SB will release a shoe (ex. Heaven's Gate Dunks, Futura Dunks) in a specific colorway. Then, they will release another shoe, usually opposite to the original release. Opposite in either model (Futura Dunk=LOW top shoe/UN-Futura Dunk=HIGH top shoe) OR in some cases they will invert the color way (ex. Heaven's Gate Dunks/UN-Heaven's Gate Dunks). When speaking of the Heaven's Gate and its dopple-ganger "Un-Heaven's Gate" the colorway goes as such.
HEAVEN'S GATE:
Toe Box: BLACK
Front Panel: BLACK
Center Panel: BLACK
Swoosh: WHITE
Outer Back/Flap Panel: BLACK
Inner Back Panel: PURPLE
Lace Panel: PURPLE Lace Panel: PURPLE
Tongue: PURPLE Tongue: WHITE
Inside Lining: LIGHT or TIFFANY BLUE
Midsole: WHITE
Sole: BLACK


UN-HEAVEN'S GATE:
Toe Box: WHITE
Front Panel: BLACK
Center Panel: BLACK
Swoosh: WHITE
Outer Back/Flap Panel: PURPLE
Inner Back Panel: BLACK
Inside Lining: PURPLE
Midsole: WHITE
Sole: PURPLE

Now you may notice that only the Toe Box, Inner & Outer Panel, Lining, and Soles differ. And you may be asking, why do you care so much about it. I don't. I'm just pointing out that these subtle differences is just showing me that Nike SB is running out of ideas for shoe designs. There are SO many creative shoe customizers on the rise. Perhaps Nike SB can collaborate with said customizers and create MORE special edition SB shoes. These are just a couple of my thoughts of how the shoe game is progressing, apparently it needs help... Hip-Hop is "allegedly" presumed dead, we don't want the shoe game to die too.

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