Cortez

Nike Sportswear ‘Clash’ Football Collection

May 17, 2012
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An extension of the Nike Football Clash Collection of performance boots, the Nike Sportswear Clash Football Collection features four casual silhouettes — the Air Max 1, Cortez, Tennis Classic and the new Street Gato AC — each featuring the same white-against-bright clashing colorways seen in the football boots. In fact each NSW silhouette ties directly [...]

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Video: ‘Look of Sport – Cortez Beijing,’ by 223

April 4, 2012
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To really showcase the classic Nike Cortez’s fashion, as well as the style of Beijing, photographer 223 shot Tian Yuan and Ritchie Chan for a day. The result is, well … watch the video, available after the jump.

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Liberty x Nike Sportswear Classic Models | Summer 2012

March 26, 2012
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Legendary retailer and textile manufacturer Liberty of London has a history of collaborations with Nike, remixing classic shoe models with that unique Liberty style. And this summer they’ll be back at it, with iconic Liberty prints coming to a number of different Nike Sportswear shoes, including the Air Max 1, Cortez, Free 5.0, Dunk Sky [...]

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Nike Sportswear Spring 2012 Running Collections

February 10, 2012
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A couple months ago, we shared a first look at some of the US Track and Field-inspired hoodies that help comprise the Nike Sportswear Spring 2012 line, followed by the Cortez Classics a couple of weeks back and some Air Max 1′s just this week. At some point we’ll break down every piece in the [...]

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Nike Cortez Classic ‘Leather’ | Spring 2012 Line

February 6, 2012
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Spring is always a great time for Nike Sportswear releases, with the weather lending itself to a wide variety of apparel and shoes. And as always, the Spring 2012 line — while still including some newer models — will really focus on the classic silhouettes. Case in point, look for a heavy dose of the [...]

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Nike Classic Cortez Nylon | Spring 2012

January 13, 2012
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Fans of the Cortez Nylon rejoice, spring 2012 is your season. About a dozen new colorways are available of the iconic running shoe, running the full gamut of the color spectrum. In terms of construction, a nylon upper is set against small amounts of suede on the lace placket, toe and heel, while many also [...]

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Nike for J. Crew Vintage Sneaker Collection

June 17, 2011

If you wanted to white label a line of classy, borderline-dressy but still quintessentially sporty sneakers, Nike—and the silhouettes of Nike Sportswear—would have to be your first choice, right? Well, that’s how J. Crew feels, as they’re now collaborating with Nike on a new line of footwear. The Nike for J. Crew Vintage Sneaker Collection [...]

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Nike Sportswear Cortez Art

February 10, 2010

In celebration of the Nike Cortez being selected by Nike Sportswear as the shoe to embody the year of the tiger through this year’s Chinese New Year shoe design, Nike Sportswear HK brought in one of Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai’s designers to create an art exhibit documenting the history of the Nike Cortez, starting with the first [...]

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Video: Nike Year of the Tiger Cortez Classic

February 1, 2010

The Nike Year of the Tiger Cortez Classic was debuted here last week and now NSW has put together short video showing the effect the Year of the Tiger design is having on the world. Check out pictures and release information on the shoe here.

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Nike Year of the Tiger Classic Cortez

January 27, 2010

For the ninth year in a row, Nike will unveil a special edition “Chinese New Year” shoe, although 2010—the year of the tiger—marks the first time that shoe is the Cortez. The Year of the Tiger Cortez Classic takes its inspiration from the white tiger, an animal admired in traditional Chinese culture for its power [...]

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