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Nike Air Force 1 - Low-Top Nike Air Force 1 - High-Top Nike Air Force 1 - upper side and under side. Nike Air Force is a range of athletic shoes made by Nike. It was created by designer Bruce Kilgore [1] and was the first basketball shoe to use Nike's "Air" technology. [2] The shoe is offered in low-, mid- and high-top styles.
In 2017, Nike released the Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite shoe, [1] which was advertised as "ultra-lightweight, soft and capable of providing up to 85-percent energy return." ." These "super shoes" became the focus of claims that they were a form of technology doping and that they provided athletes an unfair adv
Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. [6] It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.
Nike Air Max is a line of shoes produced by Nike, Inc., with the first model released in 1987. Air Max shoes are identified by their midsoles incorporating flexible urethane pouches filled with pressurized gas, visible from the exterior of the shoe and intended to provide cushioning to the underfoot.
After rising prices and the increasing cost of labor in Korean and Taiwanese factories, Nike began contracting in countries elsewhere in Asia, which includes parts of India, Pakistan, and Indonesia. [1] [2] It sub-contracted factories without reviewing the conditions, based on the lowest bid. Nike's usage of sweatshops originates to the 1970's.
The Nike Cortez is the first track shoe released by Nike in 1972, and is therefore thought to be a significant aspect to the success of the company. The Nike Cortez was first designed by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman , [ 2 ] aiming to produce a comfortable and durable running shoe for distance training and road running.
The Nike MAG is a limited-edition shoe created by Nike Inc. [1] It is a replica of a self-tying shoe featured in the film Back to the Future Part II. The Nike Mag was originally released for sale in 2011 and again in 2016. Both launches were in limited quantities. The 2011 release was limited to 1,510 pairs, while the 2016 release was limited ...
A detail from Jan van Eyck's Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych (pictured) appears to be present on the shoebox. [1]Each pair of shoes is black, and features a bronze pentagram on the laces and an inverted cross, [2] while on the sides of the shoes is a reference to the Biblical passage Luke 10:18. [3]