NIKE AIR DRI GOAT
COMPANY: Nike
STYLE NAME: Air Dri Goat
ALIAS: n/a
COLOR: Metallic Silver / Varsity Red / Black / Neutral Grey
STYLE #: 104245 061
SIZE: US 10 / UK 9 / EUR 44 / CM 28
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: China
DATE MANUFACTURED: 08/10/2000
CONDITION: D
ACQUIRED: Paragon. New York City.
OTHER COMMENTS: I'm a big fan of both the Goatek and Goretex. This shoe was the best of bold worlds. And as you can see, I dogged the hell out of these. These kicks have been with me thru hell and back. Backcountry snowboard trips, rained out trails, mud, hurricanes...jut about everything. And to be honest, for all these shoes have seen, they don't look half bad. A definite trooper. They did a Air Dri Goat 2 but less utilitarian and more fashiony. I'll post them also down the line.
This was part of the short lived Alpha Series. Can anyone enlighten me as to what that was supposed to represent? It was like in and out in a year. All these different types of shoes could be categorized as "Alpha" and it was denoted by 5 silver dots. Weird.
Labels: kicks
posted by jeffstaple | 8:32 PM
6 Comments:
What I heard was that the Alpha Brand was supposed to take the pressure of the swoosh a little. They would use it as a premium and special projects line. The Prestos also have the five dots. Anyways just my two cents.
I think the Alpha Project was about innovation, in regards to both design and materials. Like it was okey for the shoes to look 'weird' as long as they had the high tech to back it up (Kukini, Presto, Flightposite etc). I'm sure there are some Nike reps reading this that can (and should!) correct me though.
Yep, the Alpha Project was all about innovation and "the leading edge of sports performance technology" to quote Nike directly.
It was supposed to become its own entity of sorts (but not quite a brand per se) but for some reason it never did.
It's not dead though! Even new Nike releases have the five dot logo. Check the outsole of some of the latest basketball releases. At least the ideology still lives on...
Don't forget the Zoom Seismics. They were an alpha project shoe also.
I've got a pair of these and they are fantastic. Why were they so short-lived? Desperately trying to find another pair. Someone please let me know if you find a US7 (UK6) in Black or Grey!
;-)
I absolutely loved the REAL/Original Nike Air Seismic not the newer ones with the air in the back, but the full length visible zoom air. Can't find those anywhere.
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