This Nike Air Zoom Tempo NEXT% Pays Homage to Blue Ribbon Sports
The nod to the Swoosh’s origins is marked via the “BRS” badges.
Nike has a penchant of honoring its past, and one ongoing collection of footwear and apparel that is a prime example of this is its ongoing initiatives that pay tribute to Blue Ribbon Sports. This is what Nike was first called when Bill Bowerman founded the imprint in 1964, and he later on changed the name when it launched its first sneaker in 1972. This season, the Beaverton sportswear giant is crafting a special BRS-themed Nike Air Zoom Tempo NEXT% colorway, and it has just been officially revealed.
The forthcoming runner is fashioned to mimic the Blue Ribbon Sports palette. Knitted uppers are predominantly dyed with a royal blue tint, and come interwoven with gray backdrops. Swoosh logos, which appear in oversized, unfinished fashion on the lateral side and in smaller form on the medial, are also dialed to a faded gray, and the former is neighbored by the official BRS insignia. Top halves of the Zoom-loaded midsoles are painted in black while the treading is coated with a full gum exterior to provide a sprinkle of further contrast.
No release date has been announced yet, but be on the lookout for Nike to release these in the coming months.
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