This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Chuck Taylor in mesh, but maybe he was being mischievious, because we haven’t seen any new ones since the Free Run Remix debuted last July. With that in mind, let’s welcome the Nike Chuck Taylor Reform into the ever growing catalog of Free Run variations. This new design has a unique build that implies its eyestay and heel counter with varying degrees of mesh on what is essentially a two-piece design. Each of the three new releases have a single color upper, clear medial ankle badge and a Nike Free 3.0 V2 contrasting foxing band atop their white vulc soles. Choose from grey/blue, black/yellow or white/green after you view each pair below and grab yours today from Nike.
Proving the All-Star brand’s pedigree beyond the foundations of lifestyle silhouettes covered by the Chuck Taylor side of things is the Nike Auckland Racer. The retro runner is coming back out of the woodwork with an updated silhouette, featuring mesh and nylon additions along with a lighter outsole to make its reentry that much more functional. With the Nike Air Max Mens Nike Star Play EV also recently taking on the mesh upgrade, is this a theme we will see progress throughout the year or more of a flash-in-the-pan thing for a couple key silhouettes? Stay tuned with Sneaker News to see how that develops, and in the mean time hit the jump with us to check out the three colorways of the Nike Auckland Racer Remix, all of which are available now at Nike online.
Plenty of attention is being given to this year’s Dream Team 20th anniversary, but it’s also the 28th flip of the calendar since Michael Jordan won his first Olympic gold medal. So as we look back to the 1992s courtesy in the coming months and realize how far basketball sneakers have progressed in two decades, let’s not forget that a sizeable leap was made in the preceding decade. The Nike Court ’84 offers a glimpse into what passed for performance roundball kicks around the time of the Los Angeles Olympiad, a fairly simple lowtop design Nike Free Run 3.0 V3 whose lineage runs back through models like the Star Player and Chuck Taylor Free Run. As such, they’re a perfect alternative to the time-tested classics and a welcome addition to the One Star lineup. Click through to see the first two colorways for spring and grab yours straight from Nike.