Now that Nike has officially pulled back the curtain on the entirety of their silhouettes in celebration of Black History Month for 2012, we get a little bit of background on the graphic prints that run throughout all the sneakers included in the celebration. Apparently designed with three particular athletic squads in mind (the 1996 USA Basketball Women’s team, the 2002 Brazil Men’s Soccer team, and the 2008 Kenyan Long-Distance Running team), the pattern is meant to be a colorful cross between the beads of Kenya, Brazil’s bright Carnivale holiday, and the tradition of African-American quilt making from the US South. And of course along with the updated info we’re treated to some high quality images of the shoes and apparel, a set which should leave you convinced of just how nice this pack is shaping up to be. Follow us after the jump for the shots of the collection which includes models from the Nike Sportswear and Nike Basketball divisions(all of which will be available at Nikestore online), and let us know which among them you’ll be copping on the February 11th release date.
Nike ‘Black History Month 2012’ – Officially Unveiled
Brendan Dunne
February 2, 2012
This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. The opinions and information provided on this site are original editorial content of Sneaker News.
23000
Popular Sneakers
Popular Stories
Latest News
Baby Yoda And His Opps Shine In Star Wars Crocs Collection
Crocs won’t stop until it’s worked with every major franchise in the universe, even if they’re from a galaxy far, far away. Its latest Star...
by Andrew Rizzo
22 mins
25
On Air Reveals Nike Is Sticking To What It Knows Best: Innovation And Creating Moments
The Nike Sports Research Lab is ground zero for Nike’s mad experiments before they hit market. Every comfort and performance-based foundation of Nike’s, whether it...
by John Kim
52 mins
186
Nike SB Channels The Silver-Box Era “Bison” For The Vertebrae
Though Nike is perpetually facing towards the future, it’d be doing SB fans a disservice to entirely disregard the past. With the fandom committed to...
by Matt Varga
1 hour
86
Loading...