Nike Air Max Size? Clerk Pack

We all get it wrong sometimes, and I did for sure. Contrary to earlier suggestions, the Air Max 90 we showed on a previous post I did is not and will not be a Huf collaboration with Nike. Those kicks, amongst these other kicks you see here are actually the Nike Air Max Size? Pack.
Now let’s move on to the truth:

“The leather and nylon is an eighties throwback, but from then on, it’s an acid fuelled makeup that takes in purple and yellow, which as the Lakers colourway proves, aren’t the most abstract bedfellows, plus some black and white in tribute to Mary Quant’s designs…..”
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Image / Info: Crooked Tongues

From Crooked Tongues:
Seeing as it’s just around the corner from us, Carnaby Street is pretty close to our hearts, even if it’s a mere shadow of it’s sixties heyday. So the size? crew have paid homage with their very own psychedelic Air Stab. As part of their triple-header Clerk pack, they’ve dropped this air cushioned assault on the senses. The leather and nylon is an eighties throwback, but from then on, it’s an acid fuelled makeup that takes in purple and yellow, which as the Lakers colourway proves, aren’t the most abstract bedfellows, plus some black and white in tribute to Mary Quant’s designs. So where does it get strange? How about a cardinal red outsole toe to throw the symmetry of the shoe? or a flower on the insole? And much-maligned multicoloured lettering makes another appearance that makes a little more sense this time given the concept behind the makeup. The least of a pack that keeps a particularly high standard, mainly due to the quality of the Stab retro, whether it’ a summer of love or (using our forum as a demographic), hate, this is perfect fodder for the warmer weather.

Does the world need another AM90? Do we need a few more months to fully take in the brace of releases from the last few months? Well, yes to both, especially when they’e as strong as the size? Brighton Beach Air Max 90. Mistakenly labelled as a HUF creation on a few hype sites, after initial apprehension after seeing it in the flesh next to the Manchester BW, it’ grown on us at an alarming rate. Apparently inspired by the beach huts on Brighton’ sea fronts, the mix of materials at work is incredible- brown snakeskin leather, a washed out pastel pink (a colour that makes a fair few appearances on this shoe) in soft leather and a bone coloured pigskin style nubuck that’s particularly impressive. And for an appropriately oceanic touch, blue detailing and a teal swoosh. Tactile and visually appealing, just when we thought this shoe had been rinsed for colourways, a focus on quality materials as well as visuals has paid dividends.

I was never a huge BW fan. They were played-out in my school, the silhouette always seemed too long compared to the compact shape of previous Air Max incarnations and insipid crooners Boyz II Men rocking the OG colourway was the nail in the coffin for me. But somehow, the size? Manchester Rain model has made me a convert. Designed to withstand the erratic weather conditions of North West England, think black and grey all the way, bar some well-timed blasts of orange blaze (reflecting the size? orange) on the lace detailing and air bubble and a touch of white in the contrast stitching, reflecting a forecast that reads cloudy and grey with a chance of sun. In previous previous materials, it seemed the shoe carried less shape. Perhaps it’s just me, but the whole thing seems much more appealing in rugged materials, with thick mesh on the toebox and parts of the upper, quality black leather complementing the trademark rubberised Swoosh. The laces set the whole outdoor theme off, making this another collaboration that proves that deliberately outlandish palettes aren’t necessarily the key to a classic collab.