Shoes please.
Looks like Nike might have to go ahead and re-release these again this year. Last year, Nike released these Nike Blazers to commemorate Barcelona’s Champions League victory over Manchester United. Word has it that had United beaten Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Nike was going to release some special edition Speedo-like briefs called the Cristianitos, which sounds a bit blasphemous to me. I’d get more use out of the hi tops.
The shoe’s design is based on Barcelona’s 2008/2009 third jersey, which always reminded me of the leftover crayons that no one wanted to use. For Barcelona fans who rushed to buy the shoe, they must have been the type of Barcelona fans who love all things Barcelona or collect Nikes. I’m imagining a fan trying to figure out what items in his closet (these are men’s shoes) go with lime green and turquoise. If you have anything in your closet other than a Barcelona jersey that matches these shoes, then we should talk, although one could probably be relatively safe wearing these shoes with jeans.
Nike seems to have made the right decision releasing these shoes, especially considering Barcelona look to be favorites to win the Champions League again (although Arsenal fans will have something to say about that). Maybe they’ll just re-release these if Barcelona wins again. But at least we know that this year we won’t be getting banana hammocks in June. And for that, I thank you Real Madrid for bowing out of the competition gracefully.
You can still pick up a pair of the FC Barcelona Nike Blazers at Mental Kicks’ online store. However, I hope you wear a Size 9 or can squeeze into one because that’s the only size available. Sorry, 9.5s. It’s better than squeezing into a pair of Cristianitos … so I’ve heard.
