In at number 10 we have the Nike Dunk Hi Premium QS in Rogue Green / Black
As detailed above this pair consist of a mainly Rogue Green upper, 3M detailing on the swoosh, a black plastic midsole and translucent sole. This colour way features the words Kilo and Delta in black military letting behind the swoosh which stand for the initials of Kevin Durant (Kobe and LeBron had a colour way each also)
This pair were released in February 2012 as part of Nike's annual releases to coincide with the NBA All Star game. This year it was held in Florida, the home of NASA and so had a 'Galaxy' theme across all shoes that were to tie in with the weekend. Admittedly the Dunk's were the easiest to attain, there was no camping for 7 days on Oxford Street for these but personally they were the best of the bunch. Above you can see the Nike lettering in NASA font on the sole of the shoe. A great touch.
NASA were responsible for the development of Velcro, and as a homage to this Nike chose to make the swoosh completely removable as well as the NASA inspired logo on the tongue via this means. I prefer the shoes with these features than without but it allows a bit more freedom for creativity (upside down swoosh anyone). The galaxy effect that was prominent across all of the All Star releases is subtly used on the interior of the shoe and a small flight pull tab is on the removable swoosh.
3M material is used to great effect as seen below and really makes the shoe stand out from the crowd at night.
A lot is made of Nike's pricing structure right now, it is often ridiculous how much some shoes are being released at to be re-sold at more than most people's monthly wage but these came in at £75, I think that's incredible for the amount of detail and quality these shoes have. A worthy entry into the top ten of 2012.
very nice post. you are shaming my list with all your detail, but then again i posted in depth reviews of my top 20 when each pair was released.
ReplyDeletei try to stick with what i know and most of my collection is af-1's.
these are really tasty though. lots of details and touches to make them stand out from other releases.
decent price too. you can't argue with that.
also i've always loved velcro. is it too much to ask to make a pair of af-1's with say three or four different colour swooshes to attach with velcro ?
nice one joe. looking forward to no.9