Years before Nike SB existed, guys like Neil Blender and Lance Mountain were shredding in Swoosh sneakers. They’re the reason many modern skate shoes have basketball styling: because the impact of kicks like the Nike Blazer and Air Jordan 1 was so far reaching that they became a natural choice for exactly the type of intrepid young man who was your pioneering skateboarder. Interesting to see all of this come full circle, then, and not on collaborative kicks with either Blender or Mountain (though both have already been done), but instead on a series of Nike SB ’80s Photo Tees that depict scenes like Mickey Reyes wallriding over a couch in a pair of what looks to be either a BTTYS-era Dunk High or an OG AJ1. Check out the entire collection in images after the jump and look for these as part of the Nike SB November 2011 collection.
If you haven’t noticed, Nike’s been expanding their Custom Nike Dunk High Paris as of late with a variety of silhouettes new to the collection. Last month the Nike Air Max 2010, Nike Zoom Bruin Low, and the Nike Free Run all appeared for the first time with a LIVESTRONG color treatment. Joining them this month is another newbie, the Nike Lunarmax+. Unlike majority of your LIVESTRONG releases though, which consist of a grey or black base with accents of yellow, the Nike Lunarmax+ “LIVESTRONG” features a shade of blue throughout the upper known as “Starlight”. The yellow accents do however remain in tack since that’s by far the color that’s most associated with the foundation and it’s apparel. Overall, a nice switch from what we’re use to seeing in the collection.
Now this is what you call a true custom sneaker! Here we have a pair of Nike dunks shoes that are inspired after the famous games – Super Mario. Mario first appeared in the 1982 arcade hit Donkey Kong, and became an instant hit. He appeared again 2 years later in Mario Bros, his first title role. This game also introduced Luigi to the public. Mario first came home on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Super Mario Bros, one of the best selling games ever.