Devin Booker formally unveiled his second signature shoe for the primary time in entrance of a gaggle of media on Monday at Nike’s Blue Ribbon Studio in its Oregon world headquarters.
Booker was joined by Nike senior footwear designer Ben Nethongkome to interrupt down the brand new Book 2 forward of the mannequin’s on-court debut tonight when Book and his Phoenix Suns squad face off in opposition to the Portland Trail Blazers. At the preview, the duo shared particulars concerning the mannequin, from the sneaker’s design course of to the mannequin’s inspiration, in addition to revealing the 2 main Suns-inspired kinds, together with an all-orange “Phoenix” iteration and a black-based “Rising” make-up.
Nethongkome, who has additionally designed signature sneakers for Ja Morant, Sabrina Ionescu, A’ja Wilson, and others, shared that the idea of restomod from Book 1 was additionally utilized to Book’s second signature shoe. One of the archival fashions that influenced the Book 2’s design is the Spiridon, as seen on the higher. While the tooling is impressed by the Air Force 1, the midsole makes use of the model’s Cushlon 3.0 foam and is paired with a Zoom Air unit on the forefoot. The outsole options an up to date traction sample that resembles the solar, whereas cactus needles exchange the celebs on the forefoot.
(*2*) Booker stated. “I felt like overall we got away from that with all the colorways you can wear on the court now, so to pay homage to Phoenix and give my Suns fans that so they can rock to each game.”
The Book 2 rollout additionally contains an attire vary, consisting of long-sleeve T-shirts nodding to Booker’s Cane Corso mastiff, Haven, a woven jacket, recreation pants, and hoodies.
The Nike Book 2 releases in January at Nike.com and at choose Nike Basketball stockists.