Year after year, the league’s best come together to compete for bragging rights in a showcase of premier talent. Dunks are methodically planned and no-look passes earn second stares. Celebrity sightings extend well past courtside with energy bubbling deep into the nosebleeds. It’s more than a game. And this year’s festivities take us to the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana; better known as Crescent City.
Nike took to their official site to provide release details for the upcoming new collection for All Star Weekend;Nike “Crescent City” . This collection consist of the Nike Air Up ’14 (University Red/Black), Air Force 1 Low Cmft Prm and Nike Flystepper 2K3 . Us over at Defpen Radio decided to relay the message to you guys and find out if these will be a DEF cop or DEF not.
As the NOLA Gumbo League Collection pays homage to what happens on the hardwood, the Nike Sportswear Crescent City Collection lionizes the characteristics that make New Orleans different from anyplace else: the food, culture and distinctive wildlife. These three qualities take center stage on Nike’s Flystepper 2K3, Air Up ’14, and Air Force 1 Low CMFT — designs as unique as the city that inspired them. All three of these styles release on February 13 on Nike.com.
Crawfish are a NOLA staple and any New Orleanian will tell you they are best when boiled. A crave-worthy take on the Nike Air Up mimics fresh-out-of-the-pot crawdads. These sneakers get the job done with no seasoning required, featuring a crustacean-red upper complete with water droplets and a steamy graphic.
As the best of the best come together in the Big Easy, the Nike Air Force 1 pays tribute in kind. Like gumbo, the latest Air Force 1 is a collage of the most memorable Nike Sportswear upper materials — such as foamposite and cork — and prints including elephant, gator, pony hair, and safari.
In New Orleans, alligators are king of the bayou. In remembrance of another king’s first pair of Nike’s, Nike Sportswear combines the elevated silhouette of the Flystepper and adds the signature perforated quarter panels of the Zoom 2K3. Featuring faux-alligator strap enclosures, the real tribute to the tough skin ofAlligator Mississippiensis takes the form of a raised synthetic covering the toe.
LAUNCHING:
THURSDAY FEB 13, 2014
CRESCENT CITY COLLECTION
$110-160
