Browsing the "Air Max Light" Category
March 18th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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The folks over at Size? sure do love a good Nike Air Max Light, a point proven once again by their acquisition of two more new styles of said sneaker exclusive to their doors. The two pairs on display, known collectively as the “Easter Editions”, use turquioise and purple, respectively, in an effort to line up with the palette of that upcoming holiday. Take a look at the two right after the jump and watch for the Nike Air Max Light “Easter Edition” to release at Size? on Friday, March 22nd for £100,
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March 12th, 2013 by John K.
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UK-based retailer Size? hits us with a preview of two upcoming releases of the Nike Air Max Light. Both are built with classic construction of suede uppers and white mesh toe-boxes, with apt placement of “gum” on the forefoot of the outsole. This teaser reveals a sick purple suede and teal suede toe-box and upper lace-eyelet panels with grey midsoles on the heel portion (remember that one of the tech advancements from Air Max 1 to Air Max Light is the two-piece midsole), but that’s all that Size? will disclose for now – except for the fact that they report these as exclusive releases to their stores. We’ll have updates for you soon so check out the full preview shot below.
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December 5th, 2012 by John K.
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A ranking of the 100 best Swooshed-out kicks in history is quite the heady undertaking, but you can be confident that the collective of sneaker-crazed minds that put this beast of a list together know their stats. The folks at Complex plus a few other respected hobbyists carefully ranked the best Nikes from one to the century mark, and like any list of ‘bests’, readers are bound to hiss and boo (or even tilt their heads in confusion – some of the stuff in here is from deep in the archives). We’ve picked out a representative from each tier of 10s, so check out what stood out to us and hit up Complex for the entire feature.
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November 14th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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The growth of sneaker art is one of those signs that lets us know the sneakerhead scene is really flourishing, and today we have a look at “What you don’t see at first glance, which are the basic shapes within the trainer itself.” Young British graphic designer Jack Stocker put together a few unique renderings of the golden era Air Max running series and a few of its immediate peers, which seek to demonstrate a kind of ‘vector’ interpretation on these immortal silhouettes. With Swooshes de-emphasized and lines you might liken to a Colorforms construction, Jack tackles the Air Max 1, Light, 90 and Air 180 along with the Air Flow and Air Huarache LE and you can let us know which best represents its muse after seeing them all below.
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September 24th, 2012 by John K.
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The folks over at Size? in the UK get another round of Nike Sportswear icons in their latest store-exclusive set they dub the ‘Geometric Pack’. Featuring the Air Max Light, All Court 2 Low, and Toki, the Size? x Geometric Pack utilizes a pristine combination of suede, nylon, and white leather inners with a distinct ‘geometric’ graphic imprinted on the upper. The Air Max Light goes with an Aztec-style detail with a reflective silver Swoosh, the All Court 2 Low opts for a stylish zig-zag pattern, and the Toki opts for solid uppers with the benchmark feature on the heel. More preview shots are just ahead, but stay tuned to Sneaker News for more as Size? plans on dropping the entire Pack beginning this Friday, September 28th.
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August 20th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Sandwiched between Tinker Hatfield’s 1987 Air Max debut and his ’90 Air Max III (better known ’round these parts as the immortal Air Max 90), it’s easy to see how 1989′s Air Max II might be overlooked. This model whose name changed to Nike Air Max Light to reflect its improvements over the AM1, is one that we’ve seen in a decent variety of builds from Nike Sportswear in recent years, though they’ve been conspicuously quiet in 2012. That changes with these new Size?-exclusive colorways, a couple of suede and mesh throwbacks set to release this Friday, August 24th and depicted in additional photos after the jump. Click through to see which palette better represents this pattern and let us know if you’ll grab one of the 500 pairs per design.
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June 18th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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A couple of Vintage Quickstrikes dropped just before the turn of the year, so it’s been well over six months now since Nike Sportswear has released a new crop of the former Air Max IIs. The Nike Air Max Light returns with a couple of new pairs that look well suited to the cold weather months, two designs utilizing the same blocking pattern that come off entirely differently thanks to how each’s color pop is utilized. On the black-mudguarded edition, yellow peeks through from the plastic eyelet elements and serves to emphasize how well-integrated this design really is/was. Meanwhile, the burgundy-Swooshed pair brings its talking-point color out to the forefront of a gum-soled palette that rocks the exact same distribution of white and grey. Take a gander at both of them after the jump below, let us know which you like better and stick with Sneaker News for release info. via Sneaker Freaker
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January 24th, 2012 by John K.
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Rocking vintage kicks have become a popular method of capturing that true retro styling sought out by sneakerheads and hipsters alike, and so Nike began a controversial collection of ‘VNTG’ sneakers – that is, taking freshly manufactured models and giving them a vintage makeover. You can typically find these Nike VNTG models with softer suede, pre-yellowed midsoles and the 70′s Nike tongue label, but the recently released Nike Air Max Light is hardly from that true ‘vintage’ era. In fact, it’s barely even an 80′s baby, as the Air Max Light (actually the Air Max II) was born just before the turn of the decade, sandwiched between the Air Stability (Stab) of ’88 and the iconic Air Max 90 (III) of ’90. It took eighteen years for the Light to see the light of day, with most of the great releases dropping as Euro exclusives and collaborations – most of the U.S. drops were available at chain retailers in crazy colorways and didn’t induce the excitement a true flagship Air Max would have.
Nike Sportswear finally decided to drop the two original Air Max Light colorways in late 2011, but in the oft-maligned ‘VNTG’ form, but it’s clear Nike got it down pat by pre-yellowing just the rear portion of the two-piece midsole (the rear was built with polyurethane, the forefoot with EVA, which resisted yellowing). Want to see for yourself? Sneaker News has for you a nice side-by-side comparison between the true original and the redone Retro, and you’ll quickly see that the OG has that two-toned yellowing with a truer aged appeal, down to the discolored thermoplastic straps, dingy mesh, and oxidation on the outsole. A picture says a thousand words, and we’ve got a ton of ‘em below, so check out this great Nike Air Max Light OG vs. VNTG comparison below and let us know what other Nike models you’d like to see with the ‘VNTG’ treatment.
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