Friday, August 14, 2009

Entry #18 - Footwear Sample Room





In the video above you'll see Chi McBride and Nike's Mark Smith chatting about a very special Yeezy, and teasing a shoe that looks like it's about to make Chi soil himself. At the :50 mark you'll hear Mark talk about a very special place at Nike:







Thursday, August 13, 2009

Entry #17 - U Tag

Comes with the appearance of a spray painted Swoosh stenciled on the left chest, and a pack of stencils for use in spray painting artwork on your "shirt".

I don't think this ever made it to retail, seems like we would've seen a bunch of Swooshes on boxcars by now.










Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Entry #16 - 8 Simple Rules

Like Entry #4, this one appears to be have been made for a television show. Has their official logo inconspicuously sewn on the sleeve.

The show's setting was a Detroit suburb, must be the Michigan connection. Hardcore 8 Rules Fans: was this warm up jacket ever worn on a show?








Monday, August 10, 2009

Entry #15 - Just Bowl It Jumpman

I believe Waylon is an advertising firm in St. Louis. They must've teamed up with Nike for the party that produced this little beauty.

I mean, Jordan's big in to bowling, don'tcha know?







Thursday, August 6, 2009

Entry #14 - Australian Boxing Sandals

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Team Australia sent a record ten competitors to the boxing tournament. Unfortunately only Justin Kane made it to the quarterfinals, and he was defeated by Sergiy Danylchenko.

But they looked sweet with these Team Australia Nike Boxing Sandals! Textured clear deck for foot comfort (maybe too comfortable).







Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Entry #13 - NBA Players Golf & Tennis

That Jam Session poster in entry #12 was one of many Nike organized get-togethers from the early days.

One of the first Nike/Nike Athletes get togethers happened in 1975, when Nike took Elvin Hayes, Spencer Haywood, Rudy Tomjonavich, Alvan Adams, Phil Chenier, Charlie Scott, John Drew, Paul Silas, Lucius Allen, and Austin Carr out to Sunriver, Oregon to play tennis and golf. I guess eventually that grew in to the event described on this shirt?

Can you imagine this happening today? Top story on SportsCenter-LeBron tears a ligament in his right elbow in the Nike NBA Players Golf & Tennis Tournament today...







Monday, August 3, 2009

Entry #12 - Jam Session

A classic Nike poster, with a rarely seen shot of what the back looks like...