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November 2008

New Xterra shoe line enters market

November 10, 2008

Late last year, designers Ashley Brown and TJ Gray started their own company, 20 Degrees North—attempting to carve out a niche in the lucrative outdoor-recreation industry. From that brand, they’re now starting the Xterra shoe line. The two designers—who have worked with Nike, Prince, Puma, and the Starbury shoe to name a few—believe that their [...]

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Baseball returns to Oregon: Nike does baseball uniforms

November 7, 2008

For the first time in 28 years, baseball is returning to the University of Oregon. UO, as we all know, tends to be sort of a test school for Nike as far as fashion goes, with their football program frequently unveiling innovative new uniform designs that tend to garner a lot of press, both good [...]

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Nike NES Air Max; yes Nintendo Nikes

November 6, 2008

Well, we’ve had to wait since 1985 but we finally have it: the Nike NES Air Max. This latest marriage of gaming and footwear is one of the best I’ve seen. The NES color scheme is there, as well as a subtle control-pad pattern across the front. To top it all off, it says “start” [...]

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KRINK 1World Air Force 1

November 5, 2008

Pictures of the newest 1World Air Force 1 are popping up left and right finally. The Krink Air Force One is designed by artist Craig “KR” Costello and uses primarily 3M material to give it a reflective quality in artificial light. The shoes retail at $200 and are, of course, quite limited. Photos from TheShoeGame.com

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President Obama!

November 4, 2008

Not exactly Nike news, but I think this one transcends category. Barack Obama is being projected to sweep the west coast states, giving him the electoral votes he needs to become the first black president of the United States of America, according to CNN. You have to assume it was all because of the Obama [...]

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Alkaline Trio + Nike = Heart and Sole Air Zoom Cush

November 4, 2008

While this is a few months old, I just saw it and decided to do a write-up as I think it’s interesting to see Nike collab with a different group of people. Nike 6.0 has gotten together with the band Alkaline Trio to create the Heart and Sole Air Zoom Crush. I know very little [...]

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More pictures of Nike Considered shoes

November 4, 2008

As any of NikeBlog’s regular readers know, we enjoy reporting on Nike Considered, the eco-friendly line of Nike products (according to Nike: “The goal of Nike Considered Design is to create performance innovation products that minimize environmental impact by reducing waste throughout the design and development process, use environmentally preferred materials, and eliminate toxics.  Nike [...]

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Steve Nash – The Spokesman, is inspirational

November 3, 2008

There is a new series of VitaminWater spots out casting Steve Nash as “The Spokesman.” It’s basically just Nash satirizing athletes and celebrities who think they’re larger than life. I’ve always had an inexplicable dislike for Steve Nash (who is a Nike athlete, by the way), but these spots are really tight. Dude is much [...]

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Business LeBron games up Nicole Scherzinger

November 1, 2008

This ad isn’t terribly entertaining, but it’s OK and gives us a chance to see Business LeBron (probably the second or third best of the LeBrons) and Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls. I still contest that LeBron isn’t a bad actor within the context of his “The LeBrons” character. Nicole’s ability however falls somewhere [...]

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LeBron James: “Chalk”

November 1, 2008

Above is the aforementioned “Chalk” TV spot. It’s part of the global marketing campaign for the Nike Zoom Lebron VI.

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