The Nike Cortez Running Sneaker Gets Revamped For Its 40th Anniversary (Pic)

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Nike Cortez sneaker, Nike will be introducing four brand new colorways for the sneaker which include blue, lime green, red, and tan. The blue and red colorways are a little standard looking, but the tan sneaker with the red Nike swoosh and the sneaker with the lime-green/white colorway are both somewhat unique looking.

Now I hate to admit it but the Nike Cortez really doesn't strike me as a sneaker that's "iconic." A statement from Nike states that, "People said it [Nike Cortez] felt like running on the moon. It won races." I find it hard to believe that these bowling ball shoe looking sneakers won anything. Lookwise, they're not bad especially with the new colorways but they're very much on the casual side. At this time it's unclear how much the new Nike Cortez will retail for or when it will be available for purchase.

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