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- Nike
- Upper
- Leather
- Colourway
- Black Gum
Nike Killshot 2 Black Gum
Nike Killshot 2 Black Gum
- Brand
- Nike
- Upper
- Leather
- Colourway
- Black Gum
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Part of the Killshot line. This release has a leather upper in Black/Sail/Gum Yellow. Nike got into tennis before it got into most things off the running track: Ilie Nastase was the first professional athlete the company ever put under contract, and court shoes of that period were built low, plain and quiet because club dress codes wanted them that way. The Killshot carries that logic forward, a shoe with no cushioning story to tell and no branding beyond the Swoosh stitched on the quarter, the mark Carolyn Davidson drew as a design student and Nike first used in June 1971. Black Gum is the version that reads least like sportswear. A black upper drops the shoe out of the outfit entirely, then the gum sole puts one warm amber line back under it. It is the Nike you wear when you would rather not announce that you are wearing Nike.
Two ways to run it. Straight leg indigo denim, a white oxford shirt and a navy crew neck, where the gum sole picks up the warmth of the shirt and the black upper keeps the floor clean. Or grey flannel trousers with a black knit polo, which turns the shoe into the full stop at the end of a soft outfit. This pair handles a long cafe day and dinner afterwards, but the flat sole is not built for hours of walking on broken pavement. Size true and expect a snug midfoot for the first week. For care, keep gum off wet mud because the rubber traps grit and stays dull, wipe the sidewall with a damp cloth and mild soap, and brush the upper dry before marks set.
Nike's cultural weight was built by the loud parts of the company. Steve Prefontaine, Bill Bowerman's pupil at Oregon and the brand's first track endorser, gave running an attitude. The Michael Jordan signing of 1984 and the Spike Lee directed Mars Blackmon advertising gave Nike basketball and, through basketball, hip hop, until Air Jordans and Air Max models were standard youth dress. Just Do It, written by Dan Wieden in 1988 and first aired with eighty year old runner Walt Stack, gave the company a voice outside sport entirely. What sits underneath all of that is a quiet shelf of court shoes that were never the poster. The Killshot lives there, which is why people who already own the loud Nikes keep reaching for it.
The colourway name tells you the two things that matter. The upper is black top to bottom, so seams and the stitched Swoosh do the shaping work that colour blocking usually does, and every crease shows up as sheen instead of contrast. The gum rubber outsole is the other half: gum grips well on smooth indoor floors, wears down slowly and deepens in colour with age rather than greying out. The shape is a flat court last, low through the collar and close to the ground, with no ramp under the heel and no soft foam between you and the road. Expect a narrow, direct fit and expect the sole to darken first where you push off hardest.
- Brand
- Nike
- Upper
- Leather
- Colourway
- Black Gum
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