Colin Behr (’15), a senior product designer for Jordan Special Projects at Nike, shares his three favorite shoes of all time and what makes them special. Read more about Colin’s work at Nike and his design process here.
Nike Footscape (Originally released in 1996)
"The Nike Air Footscape came out in 1996 with this weird lacing down the side of it. The Footscape last (the shoe form or mold) was derived from a hundred or a thousand literal foot scans. And so, the last looks like a foot. It's weird, flat, and wide. It's not sleek and fast like most Nike running shoes are. And I think because of that quirkiness and asymmetric design, I've always been attracted to it since the first time I saw it. It's also just super comfortable," Behr says.
Air Jordan 3 (Originally released in 1988)
"It's a shoe that I have loved my whole life. Specifically, the Air Jordan 3 White Cement. I got a pair this year when they were re-released, but it originally came out in 1988. It took me 31 years to finally put a pair on my feet. It was like one of those childhood moments, like, 'I finally got a pair.' So that was just really cool."
Clarks Wallabee (Originally released in 1967)
"It's a low-top classic. It goes with everything, and it's super comfortable as well. It's a little more crafted with leather and crepe rubber, and it molds to your foot over time with wear. And I like to kind of be unbranded sometimes."