This Charcol / Zest AF1 will be officially launched in a few days’ time, in Jan. 2008. It has a charcoal black shoe upper and a zest sole.  It imitates the iconic Air Max 95 by using similar colors and looks.

The toe box has perforations. The yellow mid-sole is a very good color as it forms a striking combination with the shoe’s color. I like the grey accents in the Nike swoosh and shoe laces.  There are line markers sewn into the shoe upper to show the different panels of the shoe. This is a feature of design that creates the interesting boundaries of the different panels.

The tongue is in bright yellow. It has a ring that the shoe lace can thread through. This is quite a surprise because in the  grey shoe laces, this yellow ring / band suddenly pops up for the shoe lace to pass through.

The grey Nike swoosh has yellow thread machined along its outline to accentuate the outline. The heel has a transparent patch where the air cushion is embedded. This is part of the well planned design to show the uniqueness of the Nike shoe.