words by Steve Jaconetta
It was just about a week ago that I first mentioned on SC.com that the Nike Penny line would be in full affect again starting in August with a new colorway of the Foamposite 1 (which if you haven’t read yet, you can here).
Now that is all fine and dandy, as it is just a few months later that the real magic returns in October with the long awaited return of the Nike Air Max Penny II. But what I haven’t touched on yet and only briefly mentioned before was that in 2009 along with the varsity purple Foamposite 1 and the return of the Nike Air Max Penny III is this; the Nike Air 1/2 Cent. What can it be might you ask? Well I have that answer for you.
While March of 2009 is quite a ways away, here is the first information regarding the already infamous 1/2 Cent. Yes to answer all your speculation it is a part of the Penny line. Also yes it is indeed a hybrid, or a fusion whatever you want to call it. The inspiration for this shoe along is to commemorate the historic career of Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, as well as his ad campaign partner Lil’ Penny.
Featuring a part of every known signature shoe that Penny wore throughout his career from the initial Foamposite 1 all the way down to the final Penny, the Air Max Penny IV. If you look hard enough, you can probably point out a few others as well, but i’ll leave that up to you. Why do this you might ask? Is it going to kill the legacy of the line by becoming another failed hybrid? Well as you can see from this first glimpse below, Nike seems to have come correct on this one.
So don’t worry Penny fans if you’ve felt unacknowledged in the sneaker world and have been dying for some more Penny love. Well pretty soon you’ll begin Penny fever all the way into ‘09 and beyond. The Nike Air 1/2 Cent will debut in March 2009 at a hefty price of $190. But that’s not all bad considering the Foamposite 1 retails for $200. These will be available at select urban accounts and a limited release as well.
Be sure to keep checking out the Release Dates section for all your current and most up-to-date info on the Nike Air 1/2 Cent, Penny line, and all of your other favorites to come.
keys: Nike Air 1/2 Cent, Nike Air Max Penny, Penny Hardaway, Lil’ Penny, Nike Basketball Shoes
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July 2nd, 2008 at 8:35 am
I like these a lot.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Sweet!
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
This is pretty exciting, with the II’s retroing and now (FINALLY) a good performance based fusion shoe.
December 12th, 2008 at 5:41 am
that shoe looks ugly…
i saw a fusion design competition, the penny entry is far far far far far better looking than this one…
so disappointed…
January 5th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
For a “fusion” of all the shoes of one line, this is a far better result than the fusion in the Jordan/AF line. Just because two products are great on their own doesn’t mean that they will be automatically be even greater together. This shoe, however is a rare exception to this rule.