adidas used to dominate black friday weekend with major releases across multiple categories

this year? not a single release

there absolutely was outrage surrounding the mocha jordan 1 when it released in 2020, but even then you are comparing borrowing a color for one release vs. creating an entire takedown style

both are exaggerated versions of the same archival silhouette, but one is a blatant takedown of the other intended for mass market consumption

still shocking that nike chose to pull this release at the last minute and sit on it for months, squandering any interest that could’ve come from millions of fortnite players being given it for free, just to push it out a week after a much more significant retro

something as simple as using the silhouette's design to create a two tone effect is enough to make the shoe more interesting, but instead let's watch it sit on shelves in purple this time

name that shoe: vol. 1
1. nike flyknit racer
2. total orange / dark grey
3. released in 2012 (one of two original colorways)
guessed by: IG: jamusuyeda