by Brendan Dunne
Packer Shoes becomes the first American shop to participate in the current wave of Diadora N.9000s with this upcoming design.
The shop takes the Italian connection very seriously and borrows the nation's Azzurri color scheme. For the uninitiated, "Azzurri" is a nickname for several Italian national sports teams, most notably its treasured football squad. The sneakers will cost more than the average collaboration, but the average collaboration isn't handmade in Italy. Packer Shoes manages to avoid over dressing the pair on the branding end, and leaves any direct call outs to the shop for the insole treatment. This pair will release exclusively at Packer Shoes on Jan. 31, 2015.
