Nike Air Max LeBron VII
Nike introduced the fifth shoe in a series of the More Than a Game Artist Collaboration. At a presentation that took place during Nike’s grassroots activities in Shenyang, Lei Lei gave James a uniquely designed pair of Air Max LeBron VII shoes. Lei used Chinese warrior images on the shoe to symbolize loyalty and bravery. In order to connect the shoe back to Shenyang, cloud and water elements were used in the design, as they frequently were on the uniforms of the Qing dynasty. The rose is Shenyang’s city flower. Additionally fog patterns were infused into the design, a reference to Chinese fairy tales in which troops would appear from fog before battle - similar to LeBron’s signature chalk dust before each game.
