Nike Drops New ‘Victorious Minotaurs’ Air Force 1 Highs Before NBA All-Star Game
These loud, limited-edition kicks will definitely turn heads.
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Designer Riccardo Tisci, following his departure from French fashion house Givenchy, found a new home at Nike, kicking off his NBA-inspired collaboration series.
His latest are two new Air Force 1 Highs, one in yellow, red and black and the other in a more pastel palate—pink, red and purple, right before the NBA All-Star Weekend.
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They were designed for a fictional, yet awesomely-named NBA team that Tisci has dubbed the “Victorious Minotaurs.”
He has long had a fascination with Greek mythology, which also explains the stars on the uppers, just under the trademark Nike logo.
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In fact, Tisci believes our modern-day mania for sports stars is like the ancient Greeks’ devotion to the gods.
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“In the 90s, basketball players became kind of like rock stars,” he said in a statement. “But now, they are more than rock stars. They’re superhuman — representative of historic mythology.”
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Both will be available on February 16th for $220. Peep them on the SNKRS app if you can’t stop the urge to cop.
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Back in October, Tisci dropped similar “Victorious Minotaurs” Air Force 1s. In black, white, red and blue, they are now available on resalers like StockX for around $275.