Nike Sportswear 2012 Spring Cortez Blue Thunder

Some more focus on the Cortez with a preview of this “Blue Thunder” joint. Keeping things straight

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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 Cortez has often been in the dark relative to some of Nike’s other running milestones.

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