If fans see nike metcon 1 a "leaked" sneaker that we know isn't set to drop for another six to eight months, is that enough time for brands to make changes or scrap projects before they even get off the ground. We started seeing the Nike LeBron 12 months before the "NSRL" colorway hit has yet to hit stores and the reactions were mostly of the "WTF?!" variety. Other than a "cosmetic change" (the official phrasing from Nike) that might just be much ado about nothing, we didn't see Nike change all that much from "leak" to reveal. A whole lot of hot air for nothing, right? Or is it? Now that's classified information that we will never know.

Can there be room for both sides if we just learn to play along?Jordan Brand has always looked to Michael Jordan as its source of inspiration, yet many of Jordan's celebrated attributes are not his alone. Anyone who nike roshe womens strives for greatness, anyone who has overcome obstacles in pursuit of success shares a common link with Jordan. It was late 2011 and I had missed out on the online release for the black nubuck colorway of the Nike SB 94. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that nike lunartempo I'm sort of amazing skateboarder, but the combination of what appeared to be a well-constructed upper in the preview images mixed with a Foamposite heel and gum sole sold me.

Thankfully, I was in the Los Angeles area that same day so I looked up where Supreme was located and made the trek there.It got even more awkward when I asked for a size 10.5 of the black Nike SB 94 and went over to the side to try them on. Call it paranoia, but I could see that some of the customers who weren't trying to get in on the giant nike air jordan 1 skate bowl that takes up what appears to be 75% of the space were just gawking at me because I was actually trying to see if the shoes actually fit my feet. At the time, I was still relatively new to deeper end of sneaker culture and the idea of keeping something on ice was just some catchphrase that I heard Bobbito Garcia say once in a SLAM! article.

It's also difficult to fault Nike and Jordan Brand for the picture because their deal is with Supreme and to them, Richardson is probably just some photographer that's popular. They might not have a clue as to what he's been accused of doing. This also goes for the millions of people who will just see this picture and think it's cool or not (as evidenced by a Twitter search of Jordan and Richardson , there are some who allude to Richardson's alleged creepiness)Even though Nike might not always subscribe to the same formula, there have been instances in their history when they had three legitimate superstars carrying not only their respective sports, but the entire brand.

Yeah, I have a ton of Nikes stored at various places, but at what expense? What did brand loyalty really do nike weightlifting shoes for me? Nothing. It held me hostage, prisoner to a logo.I reflect back now and think, it's great to have such an accumulation of Nikes, and many of which are now considered iconic, but that loyalty shut me out of so many other brands and iconic silhouettes while limiting my knowledge of the industry I'm most passionate about.Next Monday we'll be seeing the release of the Nike Air Max 1 Safari which is essentially a retro release of the Atmos x Nike Air Max 1 Safari that released way back in 2002.ÿþNike Air Mag  Marty Mcfly .