Category: Shoes

For once a non-vintage or original post… and this because the first pictures are coming in of the air max ST retro. First impression isn’t bad, but then you begin to see the painted midsoles, the woven mesh that isn’t accurate, the different tone in colors…. Well, I have to see them in person.

You can’t have a vintage Nike Blog without including the Nike Air MAG! Nike “Mag” because of their magnetic properties and that’s what it says on the back of the heel. Legendary shoe for the older sneaker fanatics… I remember going to the movies with my new pair of Air Trainer SC II. And we were all so impressed.. seeing them years later they are still as impressive as they were back then…in the eyes of a 12-year old… The original prototypes (on eBay) The Tinker Hatfield original drawings of the Air Mag. and the original “shoebox” for the Nike ... Read more

Breaking midsoles…be careful when you wear your kicks… (pictures from www.sneakers.fr)

I have owned several pairs of vintage Huarache Lights and I all sold them because they weren’t just in my size…to small or to big. But never a size 11,5-12… so hard to find these or the retro in these sizes – and the Hua ligts are just to nice only look at, that why i sold them. Absolutely one of my favorite models in the huarache line -Bright shiny colors -very simple set up of the shoe -the huarache sock-liner -the mesh black heavy mesh I came across this picture in the fall 1993 catalogue, with a sample version ... Read more

1988 What a year….