Nike Kobe 11 'Mark Parker' Release Date, Pics and Retail Price
Kobe Bryant and Nike complete a trilogy Thursday with the release of the Nike Kobe 11 Mark Parker.
The third and final release of the "Muse Pack" comes after the heralded launches of the Avar Muse and Tinker Hatfield.
Now it's a Mark Parker edition, one with plenty of style and incredible background to make for one of the most important releases of the year.
Here's a look at the release details, via Sneaker Bar Detroit:
| Thursday, May 26 | $200 |
B/R Kicks provided a look at the eye-catching shoe:
Black, Blue Lagoon and Action Green make for quite the interesting design splashed on a formula already done quite well by the prior releases.
The mesh overlay bleeds perfectly right into the laces and vice versa. Turning the shoe over reveals another level of eye-catching work, as Sneaker Bar Detroit showed on Instagram:
Slam Magazine provided the zoom on the rigid back of the shoe as well as the must-see logo splashed on the tongue:
Quite a looker, indeed. But the best shoes have incredible backgrounds and influences to not only catch eyes, but also tell stories.
As if one of many shoes celebrating one of the best to ever lace up the sneakers wouldn't have this.
Nike.com detailed how the relationship between Mark Parker and Bryant, dating back to 2003, influenced this shoe—one that plays perfectly off Bryant's nickname:
"Taking inspiration from this rich designer-athlete rapport and Bryant’s moniker “The Black Mamba,” the third shoe in the Kobe 11 Muse Pack features subtle details reflecting the black mamba snake. From the re-engineered Flyknit pattern and laces to the tongue and shoe underbelly, reptilian details designed by Parker subtly come to life on this new shoe.
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Call it the perfect sendoff for this particular pack, a shoe managing to wrap up Bryant's entire kicks journey into one compelling package.
While there's certainly more to come from Bryant, shoe enthusiasts will be hard-pressed to find a more notable release this year.
Sneakerheads can get their hands on the Mark Parker starting Thursday.
