LeBron James’ debut of the Zoom LeBron VI at Monday’s practice generated a lot of hype on sneaker blogs and forums around the web, and fortunately for us, that typically results in some close-up shots. Pics below via hk-kicks.com:
As you can see from tongue embroidery on the second pic, it’s now official that these are the VI. The other notable features are the navy patent, clear soles, and reflective lasering of the “United We Rise” pattern. PE features aside, most people have either absolutely loved these or been disappointed by the simplicity of the upper (and the largest swoosh on a LeBron sig to date). My initial reaction is that these are a HUGE improvement over the ZL V, and while I like the return of a more old-school upper on a LeBron sig, I’m not quite sold on whether this has the potential to become an iconic shoe or not.
What do you guys think?
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Comments ( 3 )
Greg posted this comment on Jul 30 08 at 11:07 amI think they’re OK. Like you said, Mark, the simplicity is disappointing. One thing I’ve generally loved about the LeBron shoes is that they usually have some cool toe details (something that makes or breaks a design in my mind). These are very blah in that department, not very inspiring or exciting. The rest of the shoe is respectable, but again, it’s that toe piece that’s buggin’ me. The redeeming qualities (in my mind) are the reflective lasering (I love good reflective work) and the heel/collar of the shoe.
Bottom line: Coulda been better.
MaNnY posted this comment on Jul 30 08 at 11:24 amCoulda been better……… but I’m more than happy with these. I’m biased because I like rocking basketball shoes with jeans, and you definitely couldn’t do that with the ZL V’s….. I know this site doesn’t care about that though, but I think these will perform, and they could have some interesting colorblocking options. Could you do some renderings Mark?
rodger posted this comment on Aug 08 08 at 2:08 pmI hate these, I think LeBron looks great in modern shoes.
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