#147 NIKEID AIR ZOOM MILER

ONE OF MY FAVORITE RUNNING SHOES FROM NIKE. I HAD THE ORIGINAL NAVY/RED/WHITE COLORWAY UNTIL I STEPPED ON A DRIED PRICKLY PLANT AT THE TRACK & COULD FEEL THE "AIR" LEAK OUT FROM THE FROM THE HEEL CUSHION. FOUND THEM UP ON NIKEID ONE TIME & HAD TO GET IT. THEY ARE EASILY ONE OF THE MOST COMFORTABLE, SOFTEST SNEAKER I'VE EVER WORN. THE SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT DOESN'T HURT EITHER.

#146 AMQ RADIOGRAPHY MID - PUMA ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

AMAZING PAIR OF SHOES FROM THE ALWAYS GREAT COLLABORATION BETWEEN BRITISH DESIGNER ALEXANDER MCQUEEN & PUMA. I LOVE THE LINES & THE SHAPES ON THESE MIDTOPS WHICH SET THEM APART FROM THE STANDARD MID-HIGH TOPS. THERE IS NO SHORT OF DETAILS HERE. THEY COME SLIGHTLY PRE-DISTRESSED AS EVIDENCED BY THE SCRATCHES ON THE TOE BOX & BACK HEEL SECTION. THE MIDSOLE IS TEXTURED BOTH VERTICALLY & HORIZONTALLY SEPARATED BY 2 STRIPES OF GRAY. THE BOTTOM SOLE RESEMBLE MUSCLES WITH THEIR STRIATIONS COURSING THROUGH THE BODY. EVEN THE COLOR OF THE SOLE SOMEWHAT RESEMBLE THE MUSCLES. THE GRAPHIC PRINTING OF A FIERCE BEAST IN SILVER IS SIMPLY AMAZING! FIRST OFF, THE ART LOOKS LIKE AN EXTREMELY DETAILED DRAWING WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE LINES OF A GRAPHIC PEN. SECONDLY, THE GRAPHICS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE LEATHER. YOU CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING RAISED ON TOP OF THE SMOOTH LEATHER. EVEN AT THE WRINKLED AREAS, THERE ARE NO CRACKING IN THE GRAPHICS. THE DETAILS CONTINUE EVEN INSIDE THE SNEAKERS. ALEXANDER'S THEME WITH THE AMQ LINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT ANATOMY. THE GRAPHICS ON THE INSIDE IS AN ANATOMICAL DRAWING OF THE BONES OF THE ANKLE & FOOT.....TIBIA, FIBULA, CALCANEOUS, TALUS, ETC. VERY IMPRESSIVE!

#145 Y-3 DARK BURGUNDY PATENT FIELD

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DESIGNS THAT KEEP Y-3 ON THE CUTTING EDGE. THE MODEL OF THE SHOE IS THE ALWAYS POPULAR "FIELD", WHICH AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, IS ONE OF THEIR STAPLE MODELS. RELEASED IN THE S/S 09 LINE, THE MOST UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE VERY COOL DARK BURGUNDY PATENT LEATHER. DEFINITELY SOMETHING UNCOMMON & DIFFERENT. WHEN THAT LEATHER WRINKLES, THE COLOR LIGHTENS A BIT AT THE WRINKLES, CREATING AN ANTIQUE APPEARANCE (THINK ABOUT BENDING PLASTIC - LIKE A CREDIT CARD - & HOW IT LIGHTENS AT THE BEND POINT). ADD TO THAT THE KILLER COLOR COMBO OF DARK BURGUNDY, BLACK, & WHITE. THE TONGUE & CLEAT-LIKE RUBBER SOLE MIMIC BASEBALL SHOES.

#144 JORDAN III RETRO FIRE RED

#143 MIHARA PUMA MY-12

ANOTHER NICE PIECE FROM AN EARLIER MY (MIHARA YASUHIRO) SERIES. VERY CLEAN & COOL. I LIKE THE UNIQUENESS OF THE BACKHALF BOTTOM PORTION THAT FEATURE RUBBER STRIPS ON THE SIDES THAT EVENTUALLY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN & BECOME PART OF THE SOLE. GREAT COMBINATION OF WHITE PATENT LEATHER PAIRED WITH REGULAR BLACK LEATHER WITH WHITE CONTRAST STITCHING. IN BRIGHT LIME ON THE BOTTOM BACK CENTER IS MIHARA'S TRADEMARK SPACE INVADER MOTIF OFTEN FOUND ON THE SOLES OF HIS MY DESIGNED PUMAS.