Most signature shoes right now play it safe in black and white. The Nike Book 2 “Be Legendary” (FZ7013-501) goes the other way and commits to purple. It’s the second signature model for Devin Booker, and this colourway is one you spot from across the street. It lands on 20 November.
The base is Bright Violet, a clear purple that runs over almost the entire upper, with darker purple panels underneath for a bit of depth. The Swoosh is black and glossy, which keeps the whole thing sharper than a pure all-over colourway would be. Down below there’s a speckled Wolf Grey midsole and an icy, translucent blue outsole. It’s a performance silhouette, but this version is asking to be worn casually.
Let the violet work, keep everything else quiet
A loud colour like this works best when the rest of the outfit stays calm. Black or grey trousers, a plain hoodie, a dark jacket over the top. The purple does the job, you don’t need to add anything. Want it a bit tougher? Washed denim or cargos pick up the speckle in the midsole without making the look busy. The black Swoosh helps here as well: it anchors the shoe and stops it from tipping over into sweet.
If you follow the signature line, this is a logical next step after the first Book, and the colour choice shows Nike is willing to take a swing. Line it up next to the other colourways on the Nike Book 2 page to see what fits your rotation.
One listing, and it isn’t a price
Before the drop, the market on Solezilla.com is close to empty. We’re tracking exactly one active listing, in euros, at a consignment shop asking 1,520 euros. Ignore that number. A single pre-release ask at that level says nothing about what the shoe will cost once regular retail has stock, and it would be a strange way to pay for a basketball shoe. There are no UK or US listings yet either, so if you’re shopping in pounds or dollars, wait for the release and factor in shipping and import costs if you end up ordering from an EU shop.
The Hypescore sits at 35, which puts it in the CHARGING phase: the first charge is building, mostly from votes, but there’s no real market yet to measure.
Keep an eye on the Be Legendary page around 20 November, when the first regular shops should show up there with prices per size. And until then: Grail or Bail? Is this purple going in your closet, or are you letting it pass?