Coming in at number 2...the Nike Kobe VI. I kind of debated putting this shoe as number one first as it’s just such a unique shoe...I’ve owned a handful of pairs over the years, but was hoping they’d retro some more interesting colorways before I bought another pair. Some of the more interesting colorways go for obscene amounts of money (Grinch VI’s come to mind), but I felt like every single colorway left something to be desired. I wore the Black/Grey pair for a season of rec league and I LOVED playing in them, but they started to come apart after a few months.. ⁣ ⁣ The shape is fine...I feel like it could have been a bit sleeker, but the texture is unlike anything I had ever seen before or after on a shoe. The pebbled upper - resembling a snakes skin - was just too much for me to bear. The first time I saw them in person - a Rec League teammate wore them to one of our practices - I knew I had to have a pair. ⁣ ⁣ I have no idea how they made this upper - did some poor sap sit there and glue each and every dot on? Did they just cut it out of a pattern for EVERY single size made? For such a unique upper, the quality control on these was actually pretty damn good - most pairs were symmetrical and most pairs followed the same template (ie: same dots in the same places on all sizes). ⁣ ⁣ This shoe wasn’t particularly loud - and you could get away with wearing them to a formal event if you chose the right color (ie: black/grey) - but it was brash, and that’s what I really loved about it. ⁣ ⁣ The 7’s that came out the following season also had a unique pattern - the lines - but I still think this one was the one that really got me to notice. I hope Nike comes out with some dope retros here pretty soon…⁣ ⁣ #ripkobe #ripgigi #ripkobebryant #mambamentality #lakers #lakernation #goat #thesneakersavant #thesneakersavantremembers #beautiful #sneakerhead #igsneakercommunity #niketalk #ntdenim #smoked #burned #block #igkicks #sneakerfiend #love #goat #kotd⁣ #kobevi #nikekobe #nikekobe6 #Kobe6 #happy #instagood⁣