Copped these Lunar Force 1s from end. (@endclothing) in April 2013 shortly after they dropped. I'm not sure if stateside stores will have them and the proce was pretty good even with shipping from London included. Some people love these and some hate them. They're polarizing for sure but I really dig them. The plaid is definitely more Scotland than England. No matter...it's really unique and looks awesome to me. Definitely going to snap necks when I wear these whether people are impressed or disgusted. :)
The outsole is translucent green and the sole is a pearly white lunarlon. It's kind of weird because the sole doesn't cover the whole bottom of the shoe. It's like the green pieces are pasted on to the lunarlon so the lunarlon comes through all over the bottom. I hope the soles hold up. I could see the lunarlon getting beat up. The entire upper including the tongue is gym red-gorge green tartan plaid. Laces are green and swoosh and heeltab are green suede. The swoosh is doubled (backed) with metallic silver. The lining and the tongue tab are both a synthetic khaki material. Would be nicer if it was leather... They also did something cool with the lace stays adding red metal eyelets to all of them except the top where they used silver metal.
on feet: Nike Lunar Force 1 Low City Pack "London" QS
Nike Lunar Force 1 Low City Pack "London" QS
This is my second pair of 2012 Year of the Dragon Air Force 1s. I wasn't even really aware of this pair until my friend Brendan Prouty told me that he wanted to cop them. Once I checked them out, I was impressed. This is a really cool pair of kicks with a white reptile print embossed on the leather covered midsole and across the entire white leather upper. The soles are translucent blue with iridescent base visible beneath. The heel tab is iridescent goldish color and the swoosh is doubled (outlined) with the same material. The tongue also is bordered with iridescent gold and has a custom dragon embroidered tongue tag. The insole is also special for this edition and the kicks are lined with white leather. Totally stoked to cop this pair for $40 under retail on eBay by just being patient.
on feet: Nike Air Force 1 Low NRG "XXX Year of the Dragon (white)" QS
Nike Air Force 1 Low NRG QS "Year of the Dragon (white)"
I didn't cop these when they were released because the colorway was a little too obnoxious. However, the colorway grew on me over time and the overall design on this quickstrike pair of Air Force Ones is really nice. I was able to cop these new in the box with original receipt (from wish in Atlanta) from an eBay seller for less than original retail.
There are a ton of pics of this shoe on the Nike corporate site if you want to check them out. This shoe design was inspired by the Chinese dragon boat concept. From the Nike site:
The overall design echoes that of a dragon boat, evoking a red boat floating on a blue lake, with the golden swoosh emphasizing the nobility and majesty of the dragon.
Starting at the bottom, the sole is translucent blue. Midsole has a white leather wrap. I love it when Nike does premium wraps on the midsole. Stitching on the midsole is teal stitching. The upper is Sport Red, Metallic Gold, and bright blue. The swoosh is metallic gold with bright blue backing. The outside of the toebox, lace stays, heel tab, and lining are all the bright blue color. Toebox and the rest of the upper not mentioned is in sport red suede with an embossed scale pattern. The dubraes are the pearlized XXX for the AF1s 30th Anniversary. The tongue is multicolor woven and the tongue tab uses the same colors for a dragon graphic. The insole has a dragon design using the same colors. The heel tab has the character for "dragon" in ancient oracle bone script embroidered in gold.
on feet: Nike Air Force 1 Low NRG QS "Year of the Dragon - Summer 2012"
Nike Air Force 1 Low NRG QS "Year Of The Dragon" multi
This is a GREAT colorway! I was surprised to spot a pair of Petoskey dunks on the wall at active ride shop in Thousand Oaks, CA months after their release. I asked for size 11, an enterprising associate looked in the system, and he found me the last pair of size 11 Petoskey Dunks in the the entire active system at the Escondido store. Escondido shipped to Thousand Oaks and I had my kicks!
I tried to cop these when they dropped in late April 2012 but they sold out FAST at the places I normally hunt for new Nike SB releases. Copping a pair for a little less than box price ($98) was a score as the only pair of size 11s on eBay right now is iisted for $199 and the last pair to close on eBay went for $165.
on feet: Premier x Nike SB Dunk Low Premium QS "Petoskey Stone"
Premier x Nike SB Dunk Low Premium QS "Petoskey Stone"
These black denim Air Force 1s were released at the same time as the "XXX White Pearl" pair that I copped. They are part of the 2012 Air Force 1 30th anniversary celebration. The Black Denims sold out the night of release (March 3) and I was unable to cop at retail even though I wanted to. It all worked out though because I found a pair in my size @NikeSantaMonica on April 29 ON SALE.
I love the colorway of these kicks. 100% black denim upper and black denim midsole! In addition to the denim, these details: black piping, black tongue tag, black waxed laces, and a dark grey sole. The heel tab, heel stripe, and lining are all black leather. This shoe and all the "XXX" quickstrikes have a beautiful custom pearlized dubrae with "XXX" on it as well as pearlized white lace tips, a custom XXX insole, and special XXX box. Check out the photos below and let me know what you think in the comments. Enjoy!
on feet: Nike Air Force 1 Low - 30th Anniversary "XXX Black Denim" QS
Nike Air Force 1 Low - 30th Anniversary "XXX Black Denim" QS
