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Nike WMNS Air Max 1 “White/Pure Purple-Rave Pink”.

This Nike WMNS Air Max 1 in the White/White-Pure Purple-Rave Pink Colorway has a classic shape made of smooth white leather on the mudguard and ankle, white mesh toebox and a white leather swoosh. At the heel you can find pink patent leather and a colorful inner lining in pink/green/orange/black colors. Featuring a great combination of colors and nice details!

We have seen Nike defer to the Safari print more and more as of late especially on the Men’s side with the latest releases of Nike Air Max 1´s and Nike Dunk´s, but in the upcoming seasons Nike will be releasing this Safari pack of Nike Air Max 1´s specifically for the females. This Nike WMNS Air Max 1 “Safari Pack” consists of four different tonal Nike Air Max 1´s that use the Safari print, the four different colors include a White and Aqua pair, Red and Blue pair, Black and Infared pair, and lastly a Purple and Orange pair. Look for these to drop during the third quarter of 2009.

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Another dope runner has hit the net in the form of this Nike Air Max 1 “Black/Red-White”. The shoe features a black outsole, white midsole and red being visible in the Nike Air bubble. Along the upper, you can see there are some very nice uses of black and red in the form of synthetic suede as well as a black, nylon mesh toebox. An added patent leather swoosh tops everything off, making this a definite good look for all you Air Max fans. Look for these to hit Nike Sportswear retailers during 2009.

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Every year more and more sneaker companies are doing a special China shoe to celebrate the “Year of…” story around Chinese New Year’s but everyone knows Nike was the first sneaker company to celebrate this occasion and it all started with the “Year of…” Nike Air Force 1’s which continued up through the Nike Air Force 1 Low “Year of the Dog”. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Chinese Animal Zodiac you can read up on it here. For the year of 2009 otherwise known as the Year of the Ox, the shoe of choice behind Nike’s Chinese Zodiac Story will be the Nike Air Max 1 in a Premium treatment. This shoe features various inspiration from the Chinese Revolution and the military uniforms that were worn during that period, which occurred during the 1960’s through the 1970’s. You may notice that written on the tongue are Chinese characters which translated to English means “perseverance” or “hard work”. Additionally on the heel there is an image of a cow with a special treatment to the heel counter that also is inspired by the Chinese Cultural Revolution. We’re being told that these shoes will be released at the beginning of January in Asia Only and will be accompanied by another shoe.

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Since its inception in 1987 the Nike Air Max 1 has taken on many shapes and colors but always feature the famous air cushion. For its new November releases, these two Nike Air Max 1 shows an impressive range of color combination. Release will be expected in february 2009.

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Nike Sportswear keeps pumping out the goodies, most recently with a special Air Max One celebrating the success of famous Asian actor and singing star Jay Chou who owns the PHANTACi store in Taiwan. The special pack Nike has put together for Jay Chou is being dubbed “The Grand” modeled after a grand piano, and features a unique Nike Air Max 1 along with a leather jacket. The Nike Air Max Ones in this pack an upper that takes cues from ivory piano keys with a clean white upper featuring black and white laces and gold on the heel along with an insole featuring a piano keyboard. The pink noticeable on the Swoosh, sole and velour-looking inner-ankle area is a color used generously by Jay at his PHANTACi store. The leather jacket seems like it is made of high quality leather featuring images of piano keys. As usual stay tuned for more info.

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Nike will be releasing the Nike Air Max 1 in a very vivid colorway for the women. I’m sure you men will be checking for these as well.

This Nike Air Max 1 features an upper full of colors including alabaster, dragon red, purple, and pink. The cream-colored midsole complements the sneaker very nicely.

This is definitely one of the most colorful sneakers we have seen in a while. Expect to turn a lot of heads wearing these.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Max 1
Alabaster/Dragon Red
319986-761
$120

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With the winter season in the near future, Nike has created somewhat of an early Christmas gift especially for the ladies. This special “Winter Pack”, which consists of the Nike Air Max 1 and a Nike Blazer Hi, has taken inspiration from ski equipment with its navy blue, red, beige, sky blue, and white patched designed sneakers. The Nike Air Max 1 features a snowflake on the tongue, while the Nike Blazer Hi contains a Christmas tree logo on the heel tab. Expect these sneakers to release within the next few upcoming months.

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