Palace Owner Lev Tanju Previews New Silver, Black, and Icy Blue Air Max 95
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- This week, Manor Place hosted Palace founder and owner Lev Tanju for a conversation about the early days of the Palace Wayward Boys Choir, the London skate scene, and building a global brand
- On stage, Tanju wore a never-before-seen pair of Air Max 95s that have the entire internet speculating about a new Palace collab
- No real news is available on this pair yet, but with Lev previewing it in public, we’re guessing there will be more word out of the Palace camp soon
Palace Skateboards is a dominant force in the skate and streetwear scene, and after years in tandem with the team at adidas, a recent departure left the London crew free to sign with their neighbors up in Oregon. Now, Palace is firmly planted with The Swoosh, teaming up for an introductory pack of T90 and Air Max DN8 pairs.
The crowning achievement of the new Palace x Nike collaboration isn’t a pair of shoes or a hoodie, it’s Manor Place. A historic building in London converted into a free, open-to-the-public indoor skatepark and combo indoor soccer pitch that literally rises from underneath the skatepark. It is very cool. They have youth footy classes, free skate, legit tournaments, fashion shows, artists' residences, and plenty of daily sightings of local Palace pros at the park.
This week, Manor Place hosted Palace founder and owner Lev Tanju for a conversation about the early days of the Palace Wayward Boys Choir, the London skate scene, and building a global brand. On stage, Tanju wore a never-before-seen pair of Air Max 95s that have the entire internet speculating about a new Palace collab.
The colorway is a great flip on the classic 95 gradient, turning the concept on its head lengthwise, adding silver to the front half of the shoe and black to the back, almost like it was spray-painted. Silver hits are added to the mesh, and icy blue accents pop on the lace loops and the Air bubbles in the midsole. We’ve got one peak at the tongue, and it’s definitely not a standard Air Max logo, but we can’t quite make out if it's a Palace logo, Manor Place hit, or something else entirely.
No real news is available on this pair yet, but with Lev previewing it in public, we’re guessing there will be more word out of the Palace camp soon. To stay updated on all the latest Palace x Nike news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever App.
Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com
