Nike Air Half Baked - Size 6 (1997)

- offered in both low & mid-top cuts, the air baked and half baked are minimalist, asymmetrical base camp booties offering cozy all-terrain comfort first as opposed to being the most hardcore hiker out of the ACG lineup. the "baked" namesake is a double entendre if you haven't noticed yet: this model's older cousin, the nike air moc, was lovingly nicknamed "the potato shoe" due to its uniformly bulbous shape & varying hues of brown suede colorways. the way the original air baked's simplistic brown upper shrouded its beige fleece innards resembles a split baked potato, a meal familar to most whether you've been roughing it in the boonies or not.

- its second definition is a bit less obvious, with it referring to the effects of passing around a freshly packed bong with the team after a day out in the field. it's a little funny that the air baked is a lower cut than the half baked, when being baked would mean you felt higher rather than… lower? but the half baked is higher, or something. stoner humor, i guess. 🤷🏾‍♂️

- this ankle bootie was sold in a small handful of earthy colorways in each of its variations from 1997 to 2003, shelved for some time, rebooted in 2009 for the matagi pack with OG footscape midsole tooling, and once more in 2011 as a quickstrike release with NM midsole tooling. as it stands, these are quite rare and highly coveted by devout ACG enthusiasts & collectors.

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• women's size 7.5, men's size 6

• no box, original laces, lace toggles & insoles included

• 9/10 condition: fully intact with minimal signs of wear on the outsoles and slight piling on the knit & fleece portions. in very good preowned vintage condition for being 27 years old. likely wearable for short periods, but do so at your own discretion on account of age.

• features insulated genuine suede uppers, wool blend shafts, synthetic fleece sock liners, nylon ghillie lace loops with heel toggle adjustment, two-tone rope laces, open cell foam-backed insoles, PU foam midsoles, heel mounted nike air units, and carbon rubber cupsoles. made in china. 🇨🇳