OG Nike Air Mowabb — size 9.5 - Here is what Sami said about these shoes in Trumbull Escapades ish #1 in July 2004

This shoe dropped in 1991 as part of the ACG series but more importantly, it was the debut of the Mowabb colorway. The juxtapostion of burnt orange/royal blue defined the Mowabb look, but there is more to be said about the aesthetics of the sneaker itself. It looked like the Hurache LE and the Jordan VI had a baby. Defintely ACG’ish, yet it maintained a crucial edge over many other models in the ACG line due to its relatively Mondrian use of colors and excellent inner sock lining. I personally don’t own a pair but thats because it will be retroed in October, so I will buy it then.

I dont know if Sami would quite speak so highly of this shoe since its now been retroed, he didn’t buy a pair and its now obvious to me at least just how dumb this sneaker is. Its so pliable its almost like a presto! And the lining isn’t excellent, its the dumbest idea. You can’t wear ankle socks with these or the lining rubs against your bare skin and gets filthy (you can see this a little in the pic below), and what kind of sock looks good sticking out of the top of that sock lining? I tried a pair of orange Lacoste socks a few times and it was one of the dumber things I have ever done. Former CEO of Turbine, Jeff Anderson even went out of his way to shake his head at these shoes when I tried wearing them around him at Atari University one year. Also you can’t get them wet.

Click on the image below to see more pics, these look to be in great shape and might not even crumble when you wear them. Kinda funny that he calls them “the classic nike hiking shoe”, the last thing you would ever want to do in these is hike anywhere except to the kitchen for another cold one.

PS - I just realized I made it sound like I dont like these. I actually love em.