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Throwback Thursday – Patrick Ewing Rogue II

1392 days ago - by Matt Halfhill - 64 comments
Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback ThursdayFresh out of Georgetown, the first round pick and NCAA Champ Patrick Ewing inked a deal with the three stripes, but after only a few years he broke off to do his own thing. Patrick Ewing formed his own line of footwear and accessories under the umbrella of Ewing Athletics Company Ltd. that was distributed nationwide, but never caught on quite like the shoes the number 3 pick in the ’84 draft (MJ). The brand stuck around for several years producing what are now vintage heads gems, but at the time were seen as skippies to many.

This pair is the Ewing Rogue II that many would argue was a take off on the Air Raid or Air Jordan 8 with the cross straps and even a Jordan 4 style lace tab near the ankle. For those who know their Ewings, the Rogue I came in several color ways, but the black/red/purple was very similar to that of the Jordan 7.

Despite the troubled sales that eventually led to the falling out of this brand, there still is some beauty to these shoes including the speckled wavy midsoles and large contrasting logos on the tongue and heel. As with everything beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

Patrick Ewing Rogue II Black/Purple Throwback Thursday
Ewing Rogue II – Black/Purple/Grey

  • bkbigjay

    these are hot. i would’ve worn them

    good one nicekicks

  • bkbigjay

    they dont make em like this anymore

  • Jarred

    Yea you got that right bkbigjay these are some nice nice shoes,,,, like these are sick if they rereleased these it would be a good sell because im sure they wouldnt be to expensive

  • Brendan

    This Kicks Is Looking So Pretty And I Agree wit yall if de re-realsed i would cop and The Would Be Cheap To Wow just amazing

  • mike

    DAMN..THESE BRINGIN THESE OUT AGAIN.. I GOT A PAIR..STILL DEADSTOCK…might be time to show them the future….lol

  • Carolina Boy

    I want these!

  • flyasthesky

    im a youngin, so ive never seen these…but these are dope…i like the fading midsole

  • solesaved

    I remember these i always thought the Ewings was nice and still feel these are some Gems too bad they don’t come with the blue or orange knee pads he wore back in the day they say Big Men shoes don’t sell that well but i would def have no problem with these compared to any of the big men sneaks out today Shaq, Yao Ming, Tim Duncan.

  • Flatsole

    Matt never lets us down on Thursdays!

  • http://www.nicekicks.com Nice Kicks

    “Matt never lets us down on Thursdays!” – Flatsole

    Ha! Thanks, I guess. Does that mean I let you down every other day of the week? *_*

    :-)

  • FearGODnotthem

    What year did these come out?

  • nikeindabutt

    Wow…haven’t seen these since the Michael Jackson “Thriller” album was still rocking…you dug waaaaaay down in the crates for these..TIGHT!

  • frank

    dey kinda look lik da 8′z but dem thungz look st8 i would wear dem

  • Raul El PocaMadres

    These look like the Jordan 8 !!! They still look raw as heck tho !!!

  • rafi215

    I personally don’t like these, not then or now, but quite a few of you do, you can get them on ebay right now, about three pairs had a $100 buy it now price on em’. There were only about six or seven pairs but they were all new in deadstock condition.

  • Simba The Star

    yo sumbody plzz i wan these so bad
    s#$t@ is so fire
    omg
    if sum1 kno’s whr 2 getem plz lemme kno

  • Simba The Star

    like i sed if sum1 knos whr 2 get em
    hit me up
    mmnedrick@yahoo.com
    aimflow eastonnq

  • YouKnow

    damn these are hard. why did they re release the air raids and not these? nike needs to do the little sprinkles and air brush fade again.

  • La4sho23

    i picked up a pair of low top swade ewings from dunham’s clearance rack for 10$ that i will never give up, nicekicks!

  • TASJ7045

    Thursdays are starting to be my favorite day of the week. Throwback Thursday has been crankin’ them outta the park as of late. I don’t think I would wear these now BUT it’s nice to stroll down memory lane.

    They say big men can’t sell shoes, so that got me thinking. What was the most successful shoe endorsed by a big man?

    Would it be one of Shaq’s Reebok Shoes? I smell another good Throwback Thursday.

  • Flatsole

    Uhh….YouKnow….take a look at the brand. Not everything is Nike

  • mooch

    they resemble jay’s 8s too much for my taste. I’d still rock em tho

  • http://www.nicekicks.com Nice Kicks

    TASJ7045,

    You’re on to something there…

    Just wait and see :-)

  • TASJ7045

    Nice Kicks-

    I was at Kicksburgh on Wednesday and I saw someone rocking the Shaqnosis shoe. I gotta give props to my girlfriend for spotting them. That was another blast from the past. I wanna see the Shaq pump shoes from his rookie year. Gotta love the black and blue colorway with the embroidered SHAQ logo on the back with the his siloutte of a 2 handed slam. CLASSIC!!!

  • Skeweezy

    Damn kid! NiceKicks always bringing the fiyah joints! These did kinda bite on several J’s but I can’t help to have love for theses gems. Wish I could cop me a pair!

  • marcus the great

    even at 23 yrs of age, so many things make you feel old today. but thanks to these, i feel YOUNG!! cuz i’ve never seen these in my life!! thanks nicekicks!! lol

  • marcus the great

    they dont look bad at all, but they’re dangerously close to lookin like a pair of knock of Mike’s… and that would prolly keep them off my feet

  • http://www.nicekicks.com Nice Kicks

    TASJ7045,

    That specific pair is one of my fav’s from the 90′s. I remember how EVERY kid I knew was on to Shaq. He was coming in right as Mike was leaving and even my cousins just north of Chicago had mad Shaq stuff around the house.

    Just think of how different things would have been for Reebok had they been able to keep Shaq and Kemp put down the powder…

  • http://www.myspace.com/sirecommunications J.King

    Some guys out of Canada just brought the rights to the Ewing Stuff. I have been waiting for the Shoes to retro since forever. Matt I feel as if you did this just for me. I will dance at your wedding!

    My Kingdom for the Ewings from 1989. Remember the Kicks had not beaten the Celtics in Boston Garden since 1984. Game five Pat hit a three from the corner with Stu Jackson yelling, “Shoot it!” He was wearing that fresh Ewing of my dreams!

  • http://www.myspace.com/sirecommunications J.King

    Reebok chose to sever ties with Shaq because they wanted Iverson to be the focal point of their marketing. “Smart move, plus my lil’ brother loves your cartoon.”- Andre 3000

  • greenmaker24

    wow these r amazing

  • MJSF

    haahaa I remember those.

  • http://www.myspace.com/bigajp Aaron Peterson

    If only I can go back in time in late 80s early 90s when sexy things like this came out. Now its the 21st century, and we gotta deal with Yums and Bapes…damn.

  • nikeindabutt

    The released for the ’90/’91 season while the Air Raids & VIIIs released in 91′& 92′…I wonder who actually had the design idea first? My guess is Nike did since smaller shoes companies are always “borrowing” the design of popular kicks.

  • ken

    whoaaa!!! these are HHHOOOTTT!!!! Love the colorway!!! I would ROCK these motha fu ooppsss!!! sorry? I would love to ROCK these babies!!!

  • marreal jordan

    please tell me were i can get these shoes if they still out

  • monsterfresh

    wattt hott
    those is crazy fire!! older than me tho..lol

  • geO?

    Black Tee.
    Skinny Jeans.
    A Pair of Patrick Ewing OGz.
    Boss.

  • kingo304

    one word…. sexy.

  • http://www.nicekicks.com hrkizzless

    peep game…some 1 put me on…wassup with these is they being released orr whaaaaaaaa

  • LiL ToNy

    I LIKE THEM WHERE CAN I FIND EM AT ?

  • Roy

    I’m tryna get my feet in a pair of those EWINGS. Whats good?

  • raythedamager

    He had one shoe back in the early 90s. I cant remember what yr, but they were high tops not mids. They had a stap around the back of them. They kinda resembled Nike’s Air Forces (not 1′s). They were fire! Everybody was rockin them when I was in Va. This was around the time when they were makin kicks in damn near every color, and they had them in every color. Also do anybody remember when Champion was makin some fly suede kicks back in the early 90′s, they had them in every color too. Damn I miss those days! They just dont make em like they used to…

  • kicksright

    Can somebody tell me if these came out before the 8`s did. I`m only 21 bruh.

  • big-dave

    where can i buy these at ….they hot

  • Edubble McTrouble

    I remember Ice Cube shouting out Ewings on “Steady Mobbin”…lol

  • http://WWW.NICEKICKS.COM JHONATHON

    UGLY

  • z

    ARE THESE BIENG RELEASED AGAIN ? IF SO THEN WHEN

  • http://myspace.com/santaisforeal tjholmes26

    these r hella raw. but def looks like the 8 with the very top of a 4

  • Deano

    Those Ewings are money…had the last drop of the Ewings back in 93-Red/Blk/Wht high top joints..pure fiyah

  • Robster

    jeez just cuz dey look like jayz well so the flipperz wat…id rock da life out of a pair of Ewings….dont hate just cuz there not nikes my friendz….

  • Kuahmel

    Starbury should take note.

  • http://nicekicks.com alexis

    them shoes are uggly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://nicekicks.com alexis

    I was just playing about my last comment them shoes are nice

  • gaby

    oMg…these are some sexy sneakersz.iim a girl and it may lo0k to manly bu ti still want tem…are they ever comin baC out?

  • Tristsn

    Yo I jus got these! They even hotter in person.

  • YELLA MARYLAND

    When these came out i was in 6grade i bugged my mom for these and i got them. Very slick shoe and still is. THIS IS THE ONLY NO NAME BRAND SHOE YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH WEARING BACK THEN (1991)AND STILL COULD PULL IT OFF EVEN NOW!!!

  • Anthony

    they need to bring these back out

  • Mo Dirdee

    these take me back.
    back to a more simpler time.

  • http://hhdx.com v0n74

    I have these is my closet DS never worn.
    i still need the other ones the orange and blue joints. i forget the name of those.

  • DaT DuDe

    DeM JoiNT’z iz TuFF…WrD ^…I’m FeeLiNG THoSe RiTe Der…

  • monica

    where can you get some ewing shoes online?

  • kapo

    i had the dark navy blue ones, the black and white ones, and the orange and blue ones with da lil basketball hanging off the lil chain

  • Arran

    My older bro had these when we were 11-12 they bring back memories, the paperboy tried to steal em, from the porch 1 morning but my mum scared him off, cheapskate, lol, nice kicks though

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