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ysw1983 · 01-07-2008, 09:13 AM

Nike "Setsubun" Court Force

Nike has just released a new Court force which is dedicated to the "Setsubun".
In Japan, Setsubun (??) is the day before the beginning of each season. The name literally means "seasonal division", but usually the term refers to the spring Setsubun, properly called Risshun (??), celebrated yearly on February 3. In its association with the Lunar New Year, Spring Setsubun can be thought of (and indeed was previously thought of) as a sort of New Year's Eve, and so was accompanied by a special ritual to cleanse away all the evil of the former year and drive away disease-bringing evil spirits for the year to come. This special ritual is called mamemaki (lit. bean scattering). (Wikipedia)
This premium Court Force from Nike features a patent leather upper and a crazy assortment of colors and materials.

ysw1983 · 01-08-2008, 06:17 AM

This Pack has 2 shoes – the black Super Blazer Hi and the white Super Blazer Lo. These are available at Ubiq. The pair of Lo costs $92. The pair of Hi costs $102.
The Super Blazer Hi has a black upper. It is splattered randomly with many colors. The Nike swoosh is black and blends smoothly into the background. The Nike label at the back stab has white letters on a black background. Shoe laces are black to fit right into the black colored theme of the shoe. This shoe looks cool.
The Nike Super Blazer Lo has a white upper. This is so different from the Hi version. The splatters of paint drops are limited to the heel. The rest of the shoe upper is white. The shoe upper has machine lined stitches to create boundaries and they look like a pattern of lines on the shoe. The black Nike swoosh on the shoe upper is outstanding.
I prefer the black Super Blazer Hi. The black color looks sleek. All the black accents like Nike swoosh, toe box and shoe laces melt right into the design of the shoe. I like the white soles. They make the shoe upper stand out. The black shoe can nearly always be used for formal wear and the multicolor splashes add a little life into the black.