A few weeks back, we took a look at the classic Cortez model, one of Nike Sportswear’s icons and one of the most important sneakers in the company’s history. Now, a good 37 years after the original was released, Nike have remixed the kicks with today’s technology to bring the icon up to date for 2009.
Although the silhouette is still essentially the same, what the shoe is physically made of is completely different. The most obvious change is the laser cut FREE-like sole that offers increased flexibility and stability. The other most important change is the use of Flywire – used in leading performance shoes such as the Hyperdunk, Zoom Kobe 4 and Zoom Victory Spike – to form an ultra-lightweight and durable upper.
The end result is a pair of kicks that’s so flexible that you can easily bend it in half with one hand, and so light that if you place it on your lap for 10 minutes, you’d probably forget that it was there, and you get all this modern tech with the Cortez’ classic good looks – if all remixes are this good then we can’[t wait for the next.
The Nike Cortez Fly Motion is available now at selected Nike stockists across South East Asia.
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June 10th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
hi,i’m in taiwan
i rally like this shoes very much
but i’m a girl
shoes store in taiwan only have man’s size
could u plz tell me where i can buy it from webside?