Essential Kicks | Nike Tennis Classic Vintage

Nike Tennis Classic Vintage

In my pursuit to collect vintage Nike's, I stumbled upon these. The Nike Tennis Classic's is a made to look like vintage tennis sneaker that is very reminiscent to that of the Adidas Rod Laver's. In fact at first glance, I honestly mistook them to be the Rod Lavers, until a second glance uncovered that they were in fact Nike's. I happen to love everything about these. From the vintage worn in look to the perforated nike symbol, these are truly awesome sneakers. They are perfect for both jeans or khaki's. Pick'em up before they become mainstream and every kid has a pair.

Essential | Prefontaine Nike Waffle Racers

1971 Nike Waffle Racer

The Nike Waffle Racers is a throwback sneaker that is reminiscent to the original waffle sneaker that Bill Bowerman, Phil Knight and Steve Prefontaine created back at the University of Oregon. Although a little different, the shoe is very similar to that of the original shoe. I mean at first glance, you would probably mistake it for the real thing. Thats because, Nike has gone all out and has been given these the ultimate vintage treatment. The historic runners are featured in red/white, navy/white, and green/white.

Obsession | Nike Blazers Vintage Sneaker

The Nike Blazers Vintage, named after the Portland Trailblazers is a throwback sneaker that is reminiscent of the old basketball shoes that player's like Wilt Chamberlain or Walt Frazier use to wear.  Looking at these, you would have thought this was one of Phil Knight's first creations, but so far from that.  Nike has done some amazing work in creating a vintage shoe that looks and feels like these had been sitting in the back of your closet for some years. From the vintage looking suede, the antiquing finish, and to the vintage swoosh and varsity coloring (varsity red, varsity green, and varsity blue), Nike has dug deep into their archives to offer these vintage kicks.  

A Bit of History:

For those of you who don't know, varsity green is the main color for the University of Oregon Duck's. For those of you who don't know, Nike was founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman at the U of O back in the 70's and the school color became the color they used for many of their athletic shoes that they initially produced.