2006 Recap - Part 6 - Top 5 shoes

I know this is a lot of posts but it's been a big year! This is the last recap post i promise! So let's move on with it...

#5 - Nike Dunk Low Sb - Hawaii















These were released early in 06 and were one of the best Sb's released this year. Got my pair from the source but had to get rid of them because the size was too small, wish i still had them. Great concept for the shoe, great colors, and great use of materials (patent, nubuck). The only downside of these was that the black rubbed off on the orange toe when u walked, but oh well, shoes are made to be worn.

#4 - Air Jordan IV Retro - Mars/Militaries (Tie)
















The IVs were released in a big way this year. There were around 10 colors of these released (far too many if you ask me) and these were the only ones that were worth looking at. And by hell were they ever worth looking at! The mars were a great redo of the fire red IVs with the tiny Spike Lee picture on the hell, and the militaries were a perfect copy of the originals from 1989. Both were GR's which made it easy to get so everyone could get their favorite shoes.

#3 - Nike Dunk Sb Low - Sabatoge's (SBTGs)














These were a really limited Asia release SB, but somehow found there way onto the pick sheet of a few select Canadian stores. The Source was one of them but for some reason they only got sizes 9.5 and below (damn my 10.5 shoe size). The last of the good quality SB's i've seen in a while, and the eye patch lace covers were a great idea. Prices shot up on these but have leveled at around $300. Even if you think that's too much, you can't deny these were the best SB release of 2006.

#2 - Air Jordan V Retro - Grapes














Great colorway of a great shoe re-released this year as a lifestyle Jordan. That means they only dropped in the states, (bastards!) so no luck for Canadians unless you wanted to get em off ebay (which i had to do). The quality of these have gone down as have all the other Jordans but they're still better than the other V's. Grapes are a lot of peoples grails so releasing them was great for a low of people. Sold out in seconds and were on ebay even faster then they sold.

#1 - Nike Air Max 1 - CLOT














One word for these shoes: Unbelievable!! The first specialty shoe based out of Hong Kong ever made and it didn't disappoint. Made in extremely limited numbers these shoes have rocketed to $6-700 on ebay. I know I hated on the clear toe on the invisible woman AF1s earlier, but these were release way before those this year and didn't have the insane stupid following of the AF1s. Everything from the materials, to the colors, to the insoles, to the box was made just perfectly on these. If you happened to get your hands on these you were either extremely lucky, had a good "in" or spent some hard cash, either way you must be loving these shoes, I know I would.