About

Nike Blazer

The Blazer was Nike’s first basketball shoe in the early 1970s, and you can tell: there’s nothing in it. No air chamber, no plastic support pieces, no molded heel. Leather on a flat rubber sole, and that’s it. Anyone used to what came later feels the floor here.

The swoosh is too big to be just a logo

It runs from just behind the toe to past the middle of the side, and its tail extends farther than on any other model from the brand. That’s not just an aesthetic choice. The upper consists of very few parts, so there are hardly any seams to give the side strength. The swoosh is sewn on as a separate piece of leather and takes over that role: it is the only reinforcement the side has.

The word is on the heel, not the logo

NIKE is written out in full on the back in block letters. That was from the time when the brand still needed to be explained and the symbol alone said nothing. On virtually every version that lettering has remained, even now that everyone knows the symbol.

A suede patch over the toe

A separate piece of suede covers the toe leather, with a jagged lower edge that varies by model. It’s placed where a basketball shoe scrapes the floor during push-off. The sole is otherwise a thin, vulcanized strip that stays low and flat; the rim around it rises at the toe and holds the suede in place there.

Mid, Low and the number 77

The high version is listed in the shop as Blazer Mid and the low as Blazer Low. The number 77 that often follows refers to the year the model is styled after, not to a separate shoe. From the same years and with the same flat construction come the Dunk and the Air Force 1, the latter of which did receive an air chamber.

On this page you’ll see which versions of the Nike Blazer are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, from what price they’re available and in how many shops they are in stock.