LE: The abbreviation of Limitededition, which stands for limited edition.
AP: Asian shoes, specially customized styles for Asians.
SB: Skateboard often refers to Nike’s skateboard series. SB Dunk is Nike’s very famous skateboard shoe series, which looks similar to Air Force 1 and Air Jordan 1.
AC: Vulcanized rubber sole.
BR: Ultra-light and breathable mesh is used as the main upper material.
TR: Trainer, training shoes, often suitable for multiple sports of moderate intensity.
Elite: Elite is a special version of sneakers launched by Nike for its contracted players. It is usually adjusted or upgraded on the original basis and can be regarded as a derivative of the shoe.
EXT: Extend is generally a lifestyle style derived from practical shoes. For example, Lebron’s cork version and denim version are both derivatives.
GS: Grade School is the size for older children. Generally, shoe sizes are divided into five types: Men, Women, BigKids, Perschool and Toddly. The corresponding sizes are men's, women's, older children's, teenagers' and baby's shoes.
The size generally corresponding to GS is big children, and big children here include older children and women. Of course, the GS version of the shoes will generally be a little cheaper than the normal version because its configuration will be lower.
Y: Y sizes ("Y" means youth) are equivalent to adult men's shoe sizes (children's shoe size 7Y corresponds to men's shoe size 7), but these shoes are specially designed for children's feet . Y sizes are unisex. All children's shoes use non-marking sole technology.
Hi & LOW: Hi refers to the high-top version, and Low refers to the low-top version.
Pro: upgraded version, the Pro here should be distinguished from the Pro in Nike Foamposite Pro (commonly known as "Foam").
NSW: Nike Sport Wear, a product line of Nike, specifically emphasizes the combination of life and sports. For example, KD's sneakers often have NSW versions of lifestyle models.
PE: Player Exclusive represents the player version. It is generally an exclusive version made for players. The player's personal logo will be added to the sneakers and is generally not commercially available.
QS: Quick Strike, often refers to the sudden sale of shoes, which are usually limited editions.
Retro & OG: Retro can often be seen on the label of the shoe box, which means that this pair of shoes is a replica shoe and has been on sale before. And OG=Origin, which is the style of the first year. So according to normal logic, if a pair of shoes has both Retro and OG on the label, the price of this pair of shoes will generally not be too cheap.
Since 1985, the Air Jordan 1 "Bred" has been released seven times in 1994, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2016.
Except for the first release in the first year, all subsequent shoes are called Retro, which means replicas. If it's a replica of the original model, it's OG Retro, and if it's a bigger change, it's just Retro.
C level P level S level: In some shoes, such as Air Force 1, there will be a grade system. C-level is Classic. The lace head of C-level is made of plastic. It doesn’t look much different from the ordinary Air Force 1. It’s just that the shape of the lining has been changed.
P level is Premium, which is a bit higher than C level. The shoelace heads are generally made of metal. The workmanship of this version will be better. The main difference from the first level is the material of the inner lining of the sneakers. It is obvious that the lining material of the shoe is a kind of bumpy fabric.
The top version of S-class Supreme, the S-class shoelace head is removable, and the S-class usually has a visible 180° MAX air cushion, the so-called supreme. It looks more advanced. The uppers basically do not have open stitching, and the lining is changed to leather. Some are handmade and expensive.
Sneakerboot: A special version of the shoe that is armed with the protection of boots.
PRM: It is the P level in the previous article, with certain enhancements in the upper or other aspects.
ND: New Design, changing the material on the original basis, such as replacing it with patent leather, grid, etc.
Prototype: Trial version shoes (also known as assembled shoes) refer to shoes that are produced in very small quantities and are purely worn by individual individuals or organizations and will not be sold to the public.
Sample: Sample shoes, which are shoes manufactured for reference in decision-making. The uniform sizes are men's size 9 and women's size 7. They are only used within the company and only forty pairs are produced at most. , so in a sense they are limited edition, and most of them are handmade, and some of the colors will not be on the market, or they are the wrong version.
So once these enter the market, they will have a very high value! In addition, Sample also represents the shoes produced for players, which will have special marks representing the players.
TB: The abbreviation of Team Basketball, which stands for athlete version, which is the color matching produced to match the team's uniform.
Suede: Suede, leather with a raised surface.
LTR: Leather, shoes made of leather.
Jacquard: The jacquard woven upper has a much better visual effect.
Lux: High-end luxury, often made of materials with a higher level of workmanship.
Flyknit: Nike's new generation knitted upper technology, which is similar to sock weaving. The yarns and fabrics in key parts of the upper introduce engineering design, making it lightweight and breathable.
Gore-tex: a shoe upper technology. It has good waterproof and breathable properties and is usually used in outdoor shoes or outdoor jogging shoes.
XDR: It is Nike’s wear-resistant rubber technology. The full English name is Extra Durable Rubber. In addition to being more wear-resistant on rubber materials (Nike claims that it is 2 times more wear-resistant than ordinary hard rubber) times), sneakers with the XDR logo tend to have deeper patterns on the outsole.
NikeLab: A platform usually used to sell co-branded shoes. NikeLab mainly sells products produced by the brand through cooperation with major creative units and designers, so the styles above are usually higher than the original price of the shoes.
Essential: As a sports shoe, it is already approaching culture and trends.
3M: A reflective material made based on the spherical retroreflective principle formed by high refractive index glass beads or the cube corner retroreflective principle formed by microcrystalline lattice composed of transparent resin, which can reflect light back. Its light source produces excellent reflective effects.
Extended information:
In a world where image means everything, Nike's logo is one of the most recognized logos in the world. To understand Nike's success and corporate culture, it is indispensable to understand its logo, because it is a commercial symbol that makes the Nike brand ubiquitous.
Because it is so well-known that only the Nike logo is seen in Nike's advertisements, but not the company's name, because they are fully confident that people will know this when they see this symbol. Nike, no need to appear a single word. It became a cultural icon, an icon used by Nike to increase brand value, visibility, and status.
No sporting goods company’s brand is as well-known as this. For proof of this, just ask anyone what the Reebok logo is. Their minds may be blank. In fact, Reebok's logo is represented by an arrow, which is just not ready for consumers to recognize or want to see it.
Nike, in cooperation with advertisers and wicden Kemledy, hopes that this check mark can be clearly seen in all advertisements. The company's advertising and marketing budget is estimated to be as high as 10% of its annual revenue, just to ingrain its symbol into the minds of consumers.
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