The rollout of Devin Booker’s first signature sneaker, the Nike Book 1, was met with plenty of criticism online. Many were disappointed with the fact that Book previewed multiple PE colorways that, in all honestly, were much more interesting than the simple and neutral color schemes planned to launch the silhouette. While many of these colors were considered PEs at the time, it turns out that Booker was giving us previews of potential releases as Nike will launch the ‘95 All-Star colorway.
Inspired by the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, which took place in Phoenix, the sneaker comes with a mixture of premium suede, canvas twill, and glossy leather, the former of the three materials taking over the mudguard, eyestays, vamp, heel overlay, and tongue. Most of the upper comes coated in Phoenix’s purple hue, present on the aforementioned panels, the canvas twill midfoot, and the glossy leather collar, while pops of orange are placed on the stars debossed on the heel and the book spine-inspired pull tab.
