Air Max Nomo's

Woah Nomo, we expected the red and blue colorways but these caught us off guard. The Nike Air Max Nomo Tech Grey/Blue Spark uses a grey suede upper overphoto blue mesh. A white midsole and black outsole set the base with the upper garnering the majority of the attention. Similar to the Griffey Max 1 with a great base these blaze the trail as the shoes breakout new colorway.

Fifteen years ago, Hideo Nomo opened the floodgates as the first Japanese-born full-time Major League Baseball player.  Nomo’s appeal was well rounded, from his connections to the Pacific rim to a one-of-a-kind windup, so it’s no surprise Nike noticed this and signed him.  Here’s the Nike Air Max NM Nomo that was released the year after Hideo won the NL Rookie of the Year in 1995.          

If the sole looks familiar, that’s cos it’s the same one that also released under the Air Griffey Max 1 in ’96.  Two colorways will release during the Spring 2011 season, with Pro Blue and Varsity Red uppers both accented by black ‘teeth’ at the top and bottom.