The overall design of this sneaker incorporates the concepts of past Nike classics that include Jordan and and the golf sneaker design. This skateboarding shoe is very comfortable and hugs the ankle tight. The comfort aspect is very important due to the fact that skateboarding involves a lot of harsh landing to the the foot.
Although I have followed the skateboarder since his day with ES (another skateboarding company that manufactures shoes) his sneaker designs have never been to appealing to the eye, as he always sough to make his sneakers clunky. I do appreciate this design for its simplicity but I still see his approach and admiration for basketball. Although I admire his personal interest towards basketball i don't agree with having the same approach in designing a skateboarding shoe. The "lunarlon" in sole add to the comfort of the shoe.
The shoe laces on this particulate shoe are too tight and narrow in the front, which make your foot look bigger than what it actually is. I feel like my foot looks like a size 10, even tho I'm a size 8. Like I mention earlier I do appreciate the caressing of my ankle. Small details in the design which distinguish this sneaker model from the rest of the Nike SB design include the overlapping of the stitching on the "Swoosh" em-bloom. I also like the weigh the shoot puts on the foot, as this is ideal for skateboarding. The series of patter behind the Swoosh is similar to that seen on the Kobe sneaker signature shoe. I would prefer the shoe to be a bit more narrow from the front.
What Nike does so great with all its sneaker designs weather SB or Basketball shoes, is print them in several patter and colors. This quickly makes the individual prints and colors to become collector item. Overall I'm very satisfied with this product and surprised it has lasted me overall a year, I do look forward to more Eric Koston signature Nikes in the future,
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