Nike Zoom Blazer Low SB 'Elemental Pink'
Colorway: Elemental Pink/Summit White · Style code: 864347-600 · Release date: February 2018 · Price: $205 · Availability: Available now
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Skaters took to the Blazer long before Nike marketed it to them, and the SB line eventually formalized that with a reinforced version of the low top. Nike SB launched in 2002 and reworked the Blazer for skating in 2005, adding a padded collar and Zoom Air cushioning underfoot. This pair runs elemental pink across the upper with summit white on the sole and trim, an unusually soft palette for a skate shoe of the period. The Zoom unit sits in the heel, where it absorbs the impact of repeated landings, and the low cut leaves the ankle free.
It was priced at $75 and released in February 2018. Pink sat well outside the usual skate-shoe palette at the time, and the summit white sole keeps the contrast sharp rather than tonal. The Blazer itself is a 1973 basketball design, named for the Portland Trail Blazers, so every SB version is a hardwood shoe reinforced for a job it was never drawn for.