Nike Air Yeezy Is Being Relaunched At City Gear In Louisville on 4/10/09
Mon, Apr 6, 2009
Relaunch 4/10/2009
Vendor Code 366164-002
We got these dropping in our City Gear in Louisville. The address for Louisville is 3985 7Th Street Rd
Louisville, KY 40216.
The shoe, which takes West’s nickname Yeezy, draws upon the innovations from Nike’s rich sporting history and fuses them with original lines, materials, and design elements that reflect West’s unique style.
The Air Yeezy was developed from a strong relationship between West and Nike. Partnering with Nike Creative Director, Mark Smith, Kanye was taken through the product creation process, the same way athletes have with Nike Design for the past 37 years. This creative partnership of Smith and West’s talents as designers yielded a unique Nike Sportswear sneaker worth the wait. “Kanye is a truly creative talent,” said Smith. “He’s a natural designer-partnerships like this always enhance the creative experience and the end product.” West agrees that the partnership with Nike has been exciting. “Nike is such an important brand to me,” said West. “Whether you are on the court, in the street, in the club, at school, Nike represents excellence, the standard in design. Growing up, we looked forward to the release of new Nike’s the way we would an album by our favorite artist. So the opportunity to collaborate on a design with Mark Smith and Nike Design has been a dream come true, and a great experience.”
These performance attributes have been meticulously wrapped in premium full grain leather uppers and adorned with original design details that are uniquely Kanye and identifiably Nike. The remastered Nike Air Assault out-sole is treated to glow-in-the-dark properties and will illuminate when the light is low. The forefoot support strap is premium grade patent leather and is of no-stitch construction. Clean seams are used throughout except for a premium suede toe wrap feature with visible stitch detail. Emblazoned across the Air Yeezy is an exclusive “Y” repeat pattern, as either a debossed or lasered detail, which takes inspiration from the Jordan brands iconic Elephant print material. This graphic treatment was developed by West and Smith to pay tribute not only to the name of the shoe and it’s co-creator, but also to the various moments in history that spurred West’s initial inspiration for the Nike Air Yeezy.
Vendor Code 366164-002
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April 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Dem shoe cool buh dey aint dat hard 2 pay $215 for.
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
No love for Louisville ?
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm
No love for louisiana??? we never get anything here.. YOOOOOOOO You have sneaker heads in LOUisiana I.E. Shreveport (cough) marty’s 40 (cough
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
They are nice, they are exclusive, but $215???
April 5th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Just want to thank you guys and let you know that you were very nice folks. The release was very well organized and im glad you didnt charge over retail like some of the other stores ! The guys from Louisville will be more than happy to make the trip back to shop with you all. Hopefully we can get the black and pink Yeezy’s at the louisville city gear.
April 6th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Wow, guess there is some love for louisville after all ! Looks like i will get another pair after all. Thanks city gear.
April 11th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
These shoes to fresh gotz to copp me a pair.
April 12th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Thank you city gear for the love you showed us here in the ville.
And i also would like to Thank the young lady that is the store manager you were very nice and that goes along way.
April 13th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Thanks City Gear for Showing the Ville some love with the Yeezy’s. It is greatly appreciated and the manager and employee’s did a wonderful job with the release.
April 14th, 2009 at 2:49 am
^^Stop sucking up C! hehe…
April 16th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Thanks so much to City Gear for being a company that knows what their customers want. The Louisville Air Yeezy release went very well IMO. Also, a very big thank you goes to the staff for being so courteous and helpful. My only gripe is that next time I hope the Louisville store receives a full size run, besides that I really hope that we can get the next Air Yeezy colorway to drop here as well. Thnx!!!
April 17th, 2009 at 10:42 am
To Our Loyal Customers:
THANK YOU!!! We always have fun with these events and you make it possible.
As you know we have limited numbers of these shoes and attempt to spread the love around the country. As we get more, we will continue to launch them in other markets.
Thanks again.
The Pres
April 17th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Thank you old school.
April 18th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Yo Old School! If you do get to launch the black/pink colorway of the Air Yeezy, make sure you get them in a 14 again for the first colorway in St. Louis!
April 21st, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Thanks Old School.
Please keep us informed about the black and pinks, May 2nd is right around the corner.
May 4th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
those must be the new forces???
May 5th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
ANY WORD ON A RELAUNCH FOR THE BLACK AND PINK COLORWAY FOR SAINT LOUIS???
July 29th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
eee dem is tiiight!