If it wasn’t already abundantly clear, the Nike Kobe Protro line is in nice form, now supporting half a dozen silhouettes and managing demand from each the efficiency and “hype” angles. The vertical is now primed to greet one other entrant with the upcoming retro effort for the Kobe 3, a shoe left untouched from its authentic run exterior of the catalog-spanning “Prelude” and “Fade to Black” collections. Furthermore, the Nike Kobe 3 will test off its first brand-new colorway in over 15 years by way of a Protro “Christmas” colorway on the finish of the yr.
Information of the mannequin’s return was already tipped of by way of the Kobe 3 “Halo,” assembly a colorway that’s been the “introductory” step for lots of the present Protro roster. Nevertheless, this “Royal Pulse/Chrome/White” version alerts an earnest crimson carpet therapy, possible trending in the direction of a number of new appears sooner or later, a lot the identical approach the Kobe 9 has developed its personal within the time since its re-entry. Although the sectioned composition of the mannequin has at all times made it higher fitted to simplistic appears, at this stage it’s unclear how precisely these shades shall be utilized. That’s notably true given how Kobe’s footwear have interpreted the Vacation in summary, out-of-left-field vogue.
Zooming out, the Kobe 3 marks a hinge level within the lineage of Kobe footwear. As the ultimate step earlier than the seminal Kobe 4, the silhouette marked the final high-top design within the Mamba’s arsenal till the Kobe 9. Moreover, the TPU caging that envelops the shoe stands out in Bryant’s vertical due to the change to Flywire instantly after. As with all Protro product, anticipate a contemporary replace to the shoe’s authentic tech specs as soon as it arrives, possible injecting new cushioning tech into the only.
The Nike Zoom Kobe 3 Protro “Christmas” is presently slated for a Vacation 2025 launch, however retail pricing is presently unknown. Watch our Sneaker Launch Dates web page because the yr goes on for additional updates as they arrive.
Our personal speculative mock-ups are featured all through this piece — they’re supposed solely to get a way of the colours on show, not replicate remaining product. Preliminary data by way of Sneaker Files.
