Jordan Take Flight - Not for the feeble

Ever since Nike decided to leave the swoosh off the AJVII, Jordan Brand has essentially existed as a standalone brand. This has become quite evident in recent times with JB's push into the X-training and casual markets traditionally recognised as "Nike territory". This shift also coincided with the end of the Jordan numbered series which ended at the AJXXIII.

Die-hard Jordan fans recoil at the sight of an AJ/AF1 "fusion" or the latest Jordan CMFT Max monstrosity, but in all fairness, JB do put out some winners from time to time, and the Take Flight definitely falls into this category ( I am also a big fan of the Flight 45 Trek and the Six Rings Boot).

These purple joints came out towards the end of the Take Flight's life cycle. Apparently some of the earlier colourways generated a bit more buzz, in particular there was a white and red version that seemed to get the sneakerheads excited:

Personally I think these black and purple joints kill it. The rich black suede combined with the ballistic mesh, white sole (with purple ice inlay) and goddamn purple 360 air sole is too much for the mortal sneakerhead to handle, and I get a little tingle every time I see them.

Unfortunately the Jordan Take Flight seems to have come and gone but can still be copped on ebay at reasonable prices in most sizes and a few colourways. Let's hope they drop again because it really is a solid release worthy of future re-ups.

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Nike Air Max Command - Panthers for your feet

The Nike Air Max Command first released a few years ago, spawned from the Nike Air Skyline, which while being an original model overtly references several of the more well-known models from the AM stable.

New model Nike casual sneakers face an uphill battle to gain critical acceptance/market share in a landscape dominated by well-known and fiendishly-demanded retro classics like the AF1, AM90, AM95, BW etc. Realising this, Nike has equipped the Command with enough firepower to hold it's when things get hairy, while also giving it an understated, original and unique style which should help the Command to someday establish it's very own fanbase. Respect-worthy features include oversized air unit, mesh toe with a stone-cold grey-fade, leather highlights and  a chunky rubberised swoosh.

I am a big fan of these joints. The colourway is a stone-cold killer and the black-grey fade really sends a warning to tha haters. Combined with the tumbled synthetic :( leather, nubuck and mesh upper and the gigantic bubble, these shoes are like menacing, brooding Panthers for your feet.

I haven't seen any new CW's of the Command for a minute, so let's just hope they haven't gone the way of the Skyline or AM Classic and suffered an untimely, ill-fated demise.

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Nike Air Trainer SC 2010 - Pure essence of sex.

A Bill Cosby would say - "OOH BABY!!" These joints are nothing but sex! It's like someone managed to isolate the sex molecule, isolate the sneaker molecule and accelerate them in a HADRON COLLIDER until they smashed and bonded creating this iconic symbol of sexual liberation for the new millenium. Not only that - they're also some of the most comfortable, performance-centric athletic sneakers to hit the streets in a long while.

As some will know - the SC Trainer is the iconic signature model of Bo Jackson, UNARGUABLY THE GREATEST MAN TO EVER LIVE. The Nike Trainer line (and particularly the SC line) has always been at the cutting edge of athletic performance. To be honest, they literally invented the X-Trainer genre. As much as we love the original BO, it lags a little in the cutthroat environment of the contemporary athlete. Enter the SC Trainer 2010. Equipped with a mesh-centric upper, Nike free-inspired outsole with deep diamond grooves, 180 MAX, synthetic leather bits :( and perhaps the greatest footwear innovation of recent times - flywire supports instead of the gangsta but clunky reinforced plastic supports of the original.

With the white mesh and SOLAR RED (Infared on e-pills) there was never a doubt about copping these, but it wasn't until I tried them on that I realised what a stone-cold killer of a shoe this is. I have literally never worn a sneaker that was so light, responsive, stable, forgiving and foot hugging (zero slippage)! And did I mention sexual? I was at the airport last year and I saw an old man wearing these, and I remember thinking "I hope he's got his Viagras cos he's gonna be fighting off the frisky old bats with a stick!"

I f you can find them don't sleep. They also dropped in a low-cut and premium version. Def cop! 

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Iced-out Nike Air Prestige III Premium

What's up my ninjas and ninja-ettes? This post is a review/discussion of the Nike Air Prestige III Premium, from my personal collection.

If you haven't come across this shoe before, think of it as a slightly modified AF1. Essentially all the ingredients are the same as the classic, with practically the only difference being some slight changes to the angles/material placement of the upper, and a slightly different pattern on the sole. The fit, feel and overall look of the shoe are the same. It's hard to know why Nike would go to the trouble of releasing a new version with such minor changes to the original. I think it's because the AF1 has such a cult following that it actually restricts certain demographics who don't want to associate with the image/scene that the AF1 represents (Nelly/drug dealers from The Wire?). For this reason the AF1 also attracts a lot of attention when a new colourway drops, and by creating a low-key new shoe Nike has more freedom to experiment with colourways/material placement without starting a riot downtown. Be that as it may - if they dropped an actual AF1 in this colourway it would be an OFF-THE-CHAIN INSTANT CLASSIC!!

The description lists the materials as LEATHER/SYNTHETIC, and upon very close inspection it appears that Nike has pulled a sly switcheroo on this joint and made the tumbled leather out of vinyl, and the Nubuck out of actual leather! I feel like I just slipped into bizarro world! Anyway the results are legit. It's a nice shoe, and the ice-blue ice on the sole really brings it home. I know y'all can feel me when I say I'm a sucka for a bit of blue ice on my sneaks.

Well keep on playin, my playahz! Stay down for the next review, and keep a sneaky eye-out for my future posts in which I will be discussing some tips on selecting the right shoe for any occasion (from a first date to a court hearing), rocking kicks with different outfits, as well as sharing some golden gems from my wealth of experience in THE ART OF SEDUCTION.

Volt-ass Nike Air Max Tailwind 3, homies!

What up fiends? In this post I will be examining the Nike Air Tailwind 3 in the grey and volt getup.

It ain't nothing pretentious about these joints, just straight-up athletic dopeness. The Tailwind falls into a strange category for Nike, somewhere between stone-cold casual and teched-out performance. Personally I'm a fan of this genre, as some of the more uber-white performance runners tend to lack a bit in the steez department, while most of the street-certified Maxxys like the 90 etc tend to be a bit old and clunky. The TW3 manages to find a nice blend with the full-length low pressure truncated 360 sole, flywire upper and mesh toe.

Nike has rinsed the f---k out of the colour "VOLT" in recent years. While it may not be to everyone's taste, I commend them for embracing their whiteness and celebrating the 90's with gusto. It's refreshing in this millennium of rampant sissiness and uber-limp wackness to be able to wear a goddamn macked-out fluoro green shoe just because I feel like it. Not only that, but there's emerging evidence coming out of the science community which indicates that attractive females ACTUALLY BECOME PHYSICALLY AROUSED when they see guys wearing neon colours on their shoes.

Here's a quick comparison with the Tailwind 2:

I think the 3 takes it, what y'all think? Some of you might recognise the TW from Eminem's video "Not Afraid". I think Eminem's endorsement of this joint pretty much says it all. Cop a sample here:

Well that's about that, lil' homies. Keep on keepin it real for me. In my next post I'll be taking a look at these ice-cold mahfahz, the iced-out Nike Air Prestige III Premium!

Super-fresh Nike Air Classic BW

Hi and welcome to my SNEAKER AND LIFESTYLE BLOG. In this post I will review the NIKE AIR CLASSIC BW.

This colourway came out a few years ago. The Air BW is one of the most popular Air Max runners, especially with the mesh toe and plush satin-esque ankle and tongue fabric. They fit snug and have a slightly pointier toebox than other Maxxys like the AM90. I sold this pair before wearing it. I often do this cos I have (had) a sneaker buying addiction, so often I would buy a pair of shoes in my size because I couldn't fight the urge, knowing that I could sell it later if I changed my mind.

Whether you love sneakers or not, you have to admit - this is a fresh looking pair of shoes. It may or may not be a proven fact that attractive women become physically aroused by a cool guy wearing pink. And not just any pink, but the hotter the pink the better. In fact there is a direct correlation between the brightness of the pink and the wetness of the vagina.

I live in Melbourne which unfortunately is an uber-trendy city, and people ain't got much love for sneakers. You will find that Melbournians are more into other stuff, I don't really know what they wear but it ain't that fresh. They seem to be grey. People always look grey and drab in Melbourne. Having said that, this is the kind of shoe that will make even the most pretentious, uber-limp, quasi-neo-capitalist corporate sissy hipster-douchebag recognise and pay respect.

Once upon a time if you missed a release you were right to be a bit bummed because you may have to wait years for another release, but times have changed and these days you can bank on the classic colourways getting re-dropped within a year or two, and the classic make-ups (model/material selection) such as these get pumped out at a steady rate throughout the year. So if you love this shoe you may not be able to get the exact colour but you can count on a new colourway with the same classic material placement coming out real soon. There's different opinions on this marketing strategy by Nike. Most collector's or fans swear with flames in their eyes and venom on their lips that Nike is betraying them by devaluing their hard-copped pairs. These savage cats vow never to buy another pair of Nike and switch to buying Reeboks in future, only to be   claiming "firsties" on the latest update post for the next hot release and promising to cop at least 3 pairs. Personally I think Nike will eventually self-destruct but I know they wanna get they scrill-on while they can, so more power to the man I guess. Evil mega-coporations gotta eat too, right?

In my next post I will be reviewing these hot joints, as well as sharing my thoughts on the general state of thangs in the game. Feel free to leave some comments and link me up, homies!