Taking rife inspiration from the rib-cage, delicate spine and claddings of complex mesh-cross-suede overlays paying tribute to muscle-fibres’ visual appearance, SERGIO LOZANO gave us a sneaker that bore panels stitched in a manner to avoid upper-sagging whilst maintaining high levels of support - the AIR MAX 95.
It’s hard to ignore the attention within industry that this silhouette demands, from iconic ‘NEON’ palettes to collaborative efforts attributing traits derived from artists @pietparra, @davewhitestudio on behalf of @sizeofficial and this evening’s orbital centre - a deep sea toned contribution by Josh Franklin, a.k.a @mr_stash.
Heralded by many as the GREATEST Air Max 95 of all time, artist ‘STASH’ launched this as the final regarding a duo of pending ‘BLUE PACK’ totems in 2006 which followed on from ‘03’s BIG WINDOW launch - engulfing an AM95 and Air Force 1 low to sent enthusiast spiralling.
Paying tribute to STASH’s love for and reliance on spray-paint within artwork in its entirety, this was Nike’s first 95 to feature a speckled midsole laced in Harbour Blue upon an immensely dark base - a scale dragged across the upper in due course thus breaking necks on all four corners of the globe.
Unfortunately, it is the case that speckled soles of old have become crumbled remains in our modern-day, residing happily beneath a material panel-by-panel transcendence from brilliantly blue skies into dark ocean floor depths.
