Despite its many updates over the course of five decades, the Nike Cortez maintains its recognizable appearance. Its legacy as a runner will always be part of Nike's history.
How to add a special touch to Bill Bowerman's design and still maintaining the look of the '72 version with updated, modern shapes? Not so easy !
Anyway, the minimal uppers, bold badges, and sticky soles remain unchanged, but the materials have been upgraded to perforated suede. The vintage tooling and original Cortez advertisement script can be found on the back of the tongue label, and can be appreciated up close.
What can be added is that this release matches other Nike models with the
Georgetown colourway. A tribute to the long history between the Oregon-based brand and this famous university.