NIKE air yeezy 2 red october designed by kanye west NIKE air yeezy 2 red october designed by kanye west
feb 10, 2014

NIKE air yeezy 2 red october designed by kanye west

NIKE officially releases the air yeezy 2 ‘red october’ designed by kanye west
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after months of delayed releases, NIKE officially launched the long-awaited ‘air yeezy II red october’ as a surprise, instantly selling out 11 minutes after being announced via the @nikestore twitter page. designed by artist kanye west, the shoe features a molded rear sculpted reptilian-influenced spike, locked down by an engineered strap to offer a greater sense of symmetry. the ‘air yeezy II red october’s’ have been developed in an all red colorway, referencing the design of the ‘NIKE air tech challenge II tennis shoe outsole’, celebrating the NIKE cross training silhouettes with the addition of the molded forefoot strap.

NIKE air yeezy 2 red october designed by kanye west

 

 

like the molded rear, the exterior quarter panels also feature a series of miniature spikes, replacing the hand skived anaconda leather quarter panels from the originally produced ‘nike air yeezy II’ from 2012.

NIKE air yeezy 2 red october designed by kanye west
the air yeezy 2 ‘red october’ instantly sold out 11 minutes after being announced via the @nikestore twitter page

NIKE air yeezy 2 red october designed by kanye west

rodrigo caula I designboom
feb 10, 2014

  • Glad to see Kanye West finally getting design press for this. Regardless of what people may think about the man, the design is arguably one of the most iconic shoes in history. Please never stop designing.

    maya says:
    Feb 10, 2014

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