Kanye West's New Nike Air Yeezys Hit The Streets

J-Banks · 04-06-2009, 06:05 PM

Kanye West's New Nike Air Yeezys Hit The Streets
'It's really interesting to see an entertainment artist such as Kanye West get his own sneaker design,' fan Stephen Gage says.

NEW YORK — Saturday marked the release of the Nike Air Yeezys, Kanye West's much talked about collaboration with the sneaker giant. Sneaker releases, especially ones as hyped as the Yeezy, can often be chaotic, with lines of buyers — many of whom have camped out for days — stretched down and around the block.

This release was no different, as lines began to form early outside of the Nike Sportswear store on 21 Mercer Street in New York. With other stores claiming to be sold out of the shoes already and a few others charging far more than the suggested $215 retail price, consumers decided to try their luck at Sportswear.

The store set up a raffle where perspective buyers could enter a lottery, give their size and, if they were lucky, the store would call them back to let them know they had a pair of the popular shoes reserved.

"Sneaker releases are normally crazy. You got people everywhere. People arguing over who is where in line," said Stephen Gage, who was the first person to purchase the sneakers when the store opened at 11 a.m.

"Mostly sports stars have had collaborations with Nike before, such as Michael Jordan with the Air Jordan and Kobe Bryant and many other stars," Gage said, "but it's really interesting to see an entertainment artist such as Kanye West get his own sneaker design."

Many artists — including Pharrell, Eminem and even Dinosaur Jr. — have collaborated with Nike to customize their own version of a shoe, but West was able to design his own model completely.

Photos of prototypes of the shoe began surfacing last year, just before West's Glow in the Dark Tour. As more and more information was posted on sites like Hypebeast and Nike Talk, buzz began building among West fans, sneaker-heads and resellers alike.

"This just seemed like Kanye actually had his whole footprint in the design, from the tongue to the glow-in-the-dark [sole]," said Jason Ayers, another customer. "The way he's very flamboyant with his style, it's a very flamboyant shoe."

Source: MTV

DemonicSinn · 04-07-2009, 02:14 AM

Any pictures of these shoes?

chickenwings · 04-07-2009, 02:17 AM

........no sale

Mr Wavez · 04-07-2009, 02:35 AM

^^^Not official picture...i think those are fake..

but man.these shoes are the shit....fuckin half a thou on ebay..

04-06-2009, 06:05 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Kanye West's New Nike Air Yeezys Hit The Streets Kanye West's New Nike Air Yeezys Hit The Streets Kanye West's New Nike Air Yeezys Hit The Streets 'It's really interesting to see an entertainment artist such as Kanye West get his own sneaker design,' fan Stephen Gage says. NEW YORK — Saturday marked the release of the Nike Air Yeezys, Kanye West's much talked about collaboration with the sneaker giant. Sneaker releases, especially ones as hyped as the Yeezy, can often be chaotic, with lines of buyers — many of whom have camped out for days — stretched down and around the block. This release was no different, as lines began to form early outside of the Nike Sportswear store on 21 Mercer Street in New York. With other stores claiming to be sold out of the shoes already and a few others charging far more than the suggested $215 retail price, consumers decided to try their luck at Sportswear. The store set up a raffle where perspective buyers could enter a lottery, give their size and, if they were lucky, the store would call them back to let them know they had a pair of the popular shoes reserved. "Sneaker releases are normally crazy. You got people everywhere. People arguing over who is where in line," said Stephen Gage, who was the first person to purchase the sneakers when the store opened at 11 a.m. "Mostly sports stars have had collaborations with Nike before, such as Michael Jordan with the Air Jordan and Kobe Bryant and many other stars," Gage said, "but it's really interesting to see an entertainment artist such as Kanye West get his own sneaker design." Many artists — including Pharrell, Eminem and even Dinosaur Jr. — have collaborated with Nike to customize their own version of a shoe, but West was able to design his own model completely. Photos of prototypes of the shoe began surfacing last year, just before West's Glow in the Dark Tour. As more and more information was posted on sites like Hypebeast and Nike Talk, buzz began building among West fans, sneaker-heads and resellers alike. "This just seemed like Kanye actually had his whole footprint in the design, from the tongue to the glow-in-the-dark [sole]," said Jason Ayers, another customer. "The way he's very flamboyant with his style, it's a very flamboyant shoe." Source: MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

04-07-2009, 02:35 AM	#4
Mr Wavez .:lA to hOU.: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 4,935 Repped: 1,078 Repped 1,181 Times in 598 Posts Neg Reps: 424 Neg Repped at 418 Times in 288 Posts	^^^Not official picture...i think those are fake.. but man.these shoes are the shit....fuckin half a thou on ebay.. __________________ "Victory Consistantly, Train All Year To Be The Enemy's Misery" - Weezy

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04-07-2009, 02:14 AM	#2
DemonicSinn AKA Ty-G Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cincinnati/Hanover Park, IL Posts: 4,720 Repped: 1,114 Repped 640 Times in 171 Posts Neg Reps: 76 Neg Repped at 95 Times in 56 Posts	Any pictures of these shoes?

04-07-2009, 02:17 AM	#3
chickenwings Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Repped: 608 Repped 679 Times in 404 Posts Neg Reps: 505 Neg Repped at 224 Times in 166 Posts	........no sale