If you’ve been into sneakers for any extended amount of time, you’re probably aware that Nike is known to have some pretty creative inspiration for the color story on their shoes.
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A good idea was making sneakers painted to look like the galaxy, but some of the more creative kicks came from seriously random products. Recently, lip balm brand Carmex inspired the colorway of the Nike LeBron X. We’re not sure how the thought of a basketball sneaker and lip balm came together, but the outcome is pretty awesome.
Granted, the colorway is a PE (Player Exclusive) and probably won’t ever see a store shelf, but there still have been some really cool kicks based on some seriously odd items.
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Another pair of LeBrons were based on Fruity Pebbles cereal, and Nike based a set of 3 SB dunks on the “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” fable.
Check out the gallery above for a few of the more interesting colorway inspirations and even materials of a few of our favorite Nikes.
