Nike recently treated sneaker fans to the Air Raid Jungle Gym from 1993 (which we covered here at Sneakerjawns), and now we're getting the 2014 remake. The Air Raid brand has been building some steam this year with the Air Raid Low, Air Raid Jungle Gym, and Air Raid OG, and notably the Nike Air Max 1 featuring in the Live Together Play Together Pack with a Jungle Gym colorway. On top of that, the 90s silhouette is getting releases at the beginning of the year with the Air Raid 2014 remake and the Air Raid Ray Guns. The old silhouette is getting some attention from their makers, that is Nike, to give more variations to the classic style. The Nike Air Raid has much lore to it, designed by Tinker Hatfield as an outdoor counterpart to the Air Jordans, featured in commercials with Spike Lee, hence the Live Together Play Together ethos. The 2014 Black and White Air Raid is not as colorful as the jungle gym, but style doesn't always come with flare. Let's ...
Sometimes the swoosh aims to stay in the background, sometimes the swoosh encompasses the entire shoe. The swoosh becomes the shoe. We have seen that when Nike takes this encompassing route, it works.
Nike's swoosh doesn't just steal the show but creates harmony with the shoe and joins the various parts. At Sneakerjawns we recently covered the Nike Zoom Freak 2 Alphabet which made a gargantuan swoosh across the shoe work. Check it out here.
The next release receiving the big swoosh treatment is the Nike Zoom 4%. The swoosh is well earned as this pair pays homage to Nike's original name "Blue Ribbon Sports."
Let's take a closer look at Nike's honorary sneakers. In exchange for its solid color, Nike has opted for a commemorative pattern adorning the entire upper. It's hard to see at first, and the pattern looks meaningless from afar. But upon closer inspection "BRS" is tiled throughout the shoe.
There are two swooshes on both the left and right side. A big swoosh beginning on the vamp and ending at the laterals, and a small swoosh on the opposite lateral.
The honorary Nike Zoom 4% will be releasing in the near future.
