The Hunt Continues - Week 4

4th week in and I've turned up nothing.  Not even a rumor. 

This is the 2009 release.  Another Air Force 1.  This shoe's design cues are in celebration of America's first Black President.  44 stars circle the centennial logo as Barack Obama is our nation's 44th President.  The "marbelized" soles represent the floor of the Supreme Court.  This model is very much understated but still very interesting. 

Nike Air Assailant

Yo, I'd seriously kick someone in the throat for a pair of these.  I had a pair, not this colorway, when I was in high school.  To this day, I have absolutely no idea what happened to them.  I don't know if I just threw them away or what.  I don't remember wearing them down, I don't remember giving them to anyone.  I just remember loving them more than anything else I had at the time. 

This shoe has proven to be the absolute most difficult pair for me to find in my sea of wants.  I only know of one person who might have them and I don't know him personally.  I just wish I had a pair in either this colorway or the blue/white colorway that I had in high school.  I don't like the white/white pair. 

The Hunt Continues - Week 3

Still no word on the 2010 Nike Black History month shoe.  I've been poking around and asking questions and I've heard nothing.  Not even so much as word that Nike will be making them at all.  I highly doubt that they'll be skipping a model this year.  So, I must continue to snoop anxiously until some sort of news breaks.

To tide you over for another week, here is the 3rd installment.  For 2007, they broke away from the AF1 and went to an Air Max 90 instead.  It was a great change of pace and they added a lot more symbolism to this shoe as it is based on the the theme "The Underground Railroad".  There's a map of the routes on the insoles and a few quilt patterns used to add detail.  Great use of color on this shoe and they truly are a conversation piece.

 

 

Afro-Punk x Converse

 

Limited to just 50 pairs, this release was a special treat for fans of Afro-Punk bands.  I'm breaking them out for the first time tonight to hit the Game Rebellion EP release party.