Sorry sneaker aficionados, but to get the most out of the new Nike SB Statue of Liberty Dunk High you'll actually have to scuff it up a bit. When new the shoe is a flat seafoam green, but after some wear and tear a hidden copper layer emerges, mimicking the statue's original color before all the oxidizing. Now that Nike has all the boroughs down and has started on the city's landmarks, we suggest they move onto some Grand Central ceiling-inspired patterns. Perhaps they could team up with the LA Lights guys? [Via N-SB]
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Statue Of Liberty Sneaker Needs To Actually Be Worn
Teens Camp Out in Vain for New Sneakers
Six teens who spent three days and nights camping outside a Park Slope sneaker store were shooed away without having the opportunity to purchase the limited-edition Atomic Zoom Kobe 1 high tops they coveted. Designed by Premium Goods store owner Clarence Nathan, the sneakers were inspired by “numerous emotions mentioned in Kobe [Bryant’s] diary.” Nathan’s only made 16 pairs, and selling just 8 of them in New York City. But after three days of camping, he told the sneaker freaks to disperse. “If I allowed these boys to buy them, people would have been lining up for months, and I can’t have that,” he tells Brooklyn Paper. A mother of one of the boys sees things differently: “It’s an injustice.”
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