Nike Cortez

Nike Sportswear 2012 Spring Cortez Classic OG Leather Navy

February 15, 2012Style9 comments3351 Views
This year marks a number of important milestones for Nike Sportswear, one of which is the 40th anniversary of the iconic Cortez. Initially released in limited quantities in 1968 as the Tiger Corsair, the kicks were renamed and dropped once again in 1972. Returning for 2012 in...

Nike 2012 Spring Cortez Collection

February 2, 2012Style5 comments4365 Views
In honor of the 40th anniversary, Nike is unveiling updated colorways of the vaunted, and at times infamous Cortez sneaker. Once the most advanced running shoe on the market, today's version is better to look at than to play in. Available in four different colorways that are...

Nike Sportswear 2012 Spring Cortez Classic OG QS Pack

January 29, 2012Style2 comments9858 Views
Ringing in the 40th anniversary of the Nike Sportswear Cortez is a new two pack of classic designs carrying on the legacy of a pioneering sneaker. Two variations differentiated by materials include the OG Nylon and OG Leather. The Nylons, arguably the more recognizable of the...

Nike Sportswear 2012 Spring Cortez Blue Thunder

January 20, 2012Style0 comment2499 Views
Some more focus on the Cortez with a preview of this "Blue Thunder" joint. Keeping things straight forward and simple, a brilliant blue upper follows the bulbous shape of the original with a hit of orange injected into the midsole. Despite its importance in the Nike lineage, the...

Nike Sportswear 2012 Spring Cortez Classic OG Leather

January 8, 2012Style13 comments6342 Views
Despite being a cornerstone within the Nike archives, the Cortez has often been cast outside of any big campaigns or large scale collaborations in recent times. Spring 2012 sees tribute paid to a legend with a release of the Cortez Classic OG Leather. Making its most famous...

Nike Sportswear 2011 Summer Cortez Classic “Nylon” Pack

May 30, 2011Style4 comments119 Views
Originally introduced back in 1972, the Nike Cortez was the first running-inspired shoe to feature a full-length, dual-density foam midsole designed for comfort and shock absorption. Now, for Summer 2011, Nike has gone and updated the influential model with a couple of new...

Nike Sportswear Cortez Classic “Year of the Tiger” Video

February 1, 2010Uncategorized3 comments10 Views
With Chinese New Year's less than two weeks away, Nike Sportswear set out to commemorate the annual event with a Cortez Classic revolving around the "Year of the Tiger". Making a debut on the Chinese New Year scene, the Cortez embodied the iconic elements of the tiger's...

Nike Sportswear Cortez Classic “Year of the Tiger”

January 27, 2010Uncategorized29 comments272 Views
In what has been a consistent theme over the last few years, Chinese New Year brings forth a new holiday release from Nike Sportswear. The model at hand is for this year is the iconic runner, the Cortez. The shoe incorporates some strong details as an ode to this year's...

Nike Sportswear Cortez Flymotion

October 19, 2009Uncategorized6 comments12 Views
A new colorway of the Nike Sportswear Cortez Flymotion surfaces. Coming in with an all-white upper, things quickly get busy at the midsole and outsole with the respective uses of red and green. Of course aside from the integration of the Flywire upper, the outsole is now...

Nike Sportswear Classic Cortez Leather Green Spark & Varsity Red

July 10, 2009Uncategorized9 comments319 Views
Nike Sportswear's latest Cortez offering is seen here with the iconic running shoe making the jump from its hybrid Flywire and nylon styles seen earlier this year to a simple leather upper. The bulbous upper with the white leather comes in two designs, a white/black Swoosh...

Nike Sportswear 2009 Spring/Summer Cortez Nylon

May 24, 2009Uncategorized20 comments140 Views
A shoe enjoying a resurgence thanks to Nike Sportswear's push in recent memory, the iconic running model Cortez has undergone both vintage comebacks as well as contemporary updates thanks to the Flymotion Cortez. For the summer months, Nike loosens the reigns on the colors...

Nike Sportswear Cortez Flymotion

April 25, 2009Uncategorized30 comments106 Views
The Nike Sportswear camp has put out some solid renditions of classic styles vs. contemporary design. Thanks to a range of new innovations at their disposal, they've created some interesting updates from the Terminator to the Air Max 90 among others. The Cortez Flymotion...

Nike Sportswear Cortez 2009 Summer Colorways

April 22, 2009Uncategorized18 comments50 Views
Making a comeback with the implementation of Flywire, the iconic Nike Cortez will be uploaded once again to the Nike archives with new technological advancements. For the 2009 Summer season, Nike adds a nice variety of colorways to the traditionally two-tone sneakers,...

Nike Cortez Flymotion Event in Taipei with Mick Boogie and Terry Urban

April 11, 2009Uncategorized55 comments5 Views
Opening its doors this week, Mick Boogie and Terry Urban take us on a tour of the all-new Nike TPE 6453 space in Taipei. The creative space takes on similar notes to the Beijing 798 space which offers a solid foundation for local creative initiatives. The whole space is...

Nike Sportswear Cortez Fly Motion Collection

March 20, 2009Uncategorized8 comments186 Views
As the most well-versed and front-runners in sneaker mash-ups, Nike and Nike Sportswear have done a remarkable job with their modernization of classic models. In fact they've turned the sneaker I loath the most in Cortez and made it much more palatable with the inclusion of...