The Nike Cortez Women is no doubt one of the most bare-bones of Nike’s retro models, born during the first wave of innovation from Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight as they broke out from their Onitsuka Tiger affiliation. The sneaker has enjoyed a long lifespan bolstered by big screen appearances, with Forrest Gump famously repping a pair and George Costanza rocking them on the regular. The latest retro treatment is above and beyond the standard fare, with the Nike Cortez Cheap Leather going for the fine leather look in place of nylon uppers.
After a stint in the tiger camouflage that so many sneakers are rocking these days, the original Nike running shoe gets back to basics with a colorway that ties into its best known regional affiliation. You might call these
new Nike Cortez Men the ‘Kirk Gibsons’, because the Blue Hero colorup for one of SoCal’s favorites most definitely carries with it a Los Angeles Dodgers tie in.
In addition to the Nike Cortez Sale in the Forrest Gump colorway, Nike has just released this Classic Cortez Leather in the same White, Red, and Blue colorway. The biggest difference between the two shoes is the silhouette and innovation, with this pair using the Classic Cortez silhouette, notice the name, and the Fly Motion using an updated silhouette of the Cortez that also features Flywire and Nike Free.