I believe that many people will have such a question when buying shoes, why do the same shoes have different English suffixes such as OG and SE on the shoe box? What exactly do these suffixes mean for sneakers? Today's article will take you to integrate the meaning behind the sneaker suffix.
OG: OG is Original (originally; The earliest) Abbreviation in English, representing the first year version of sneakers or the most original and classic color of the shoe, is extremely common in the AJ 1 series.
Air Jordan 1 High OG Dior co-branded
Retro: Retro (fashion or makeup repopular) on sneakers refers to the previous sneaker styles that are sold again, often used with OG in shoe boxes, and are universally reproduced in China. For example, the AJ 1 North Carolina blue released in the past few days is re-released by OG color scheme after reproduction.
Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “University Blue”
QS: QS is the English abbreviation of Quick Strike (quick strike, here "strike" for the meaning of sales), often refers to the sudden sale of shoes, generally limited editions, the Air Force 1 QS "Love Letter" released on the eve of Valentine's Day is the representative of the QS series of recent releases.
Air Force 1 QS “Love Letter”
SE: SE is an Abbreviation for Special Edition (Special Edition), which refers to the redesign based on the original version, and there will be a large difference in the production material compared to the original version. For example, AJ was launched during the All-Star Game
1 Mid ASW After using a large area patent leather material, the word SE is added to the sneaker suffix.
Air Jordan 1 Mid SE ASW “Black and White”
ASW; The words ASW mentioned above, its full English name is All Star Game (referring to the NBA All-Star Game), is a special color match specially launched for all-star events, and each year's all-star color matching will have a corresponding theme, this year's Nike's ASW theme is "Play for the Future", calling on people to pay attention to the environment.
Nike ASW "Play for the Future" All-Star Series
EP: EP is called "Engineered Performance" in English, which is literally a pair of high-performance sneakers, but the actual configuration is not much different from ordinary shoes. It is a type of shoe designed specifically for the foot type of Asians, and the word "EP" usually appears on the sneakers released in Asia.
Nike Lbj 18“Play for the Future”EP
PE: PE stands for the abbreviation of Player Exclusive, representing the player version of the upper shoe, the vast majority of PE versions in the configuration, shoe materials than the commercial version is stronger, generally speaking, the player's foot shoes will not be sold in the market, so there is a pair of unlisted player PE version is extremely precious!
Air Jordan 35 Zion Williams PE
DMP: DMP is an abbreviation for the English Defining Moments Package, which, as the name suggests, is a special shoe with commemorative significance. The DMP set first appeared in 2006, when it included two classic AJ 6 and AJ 11 to commemorate Michael Jordan's two triple crown titles in 1991 and 1996. Among them, AJ 6 DMP ushered in a replica last year, for friends who like to collect sneakers, this pair is a must-have shoe.
Air Jordan 6 DMP
TB: TB is the abbreviation of English Team Basketball (team basketball), which refers to the color scheme produced with the team uniform, which is not much different from other shoes in terms of performance.
Nike Kyrie 6 TB
AE: AE is the full name of the English Advanced Edition (advanced version), which is extremely common in the playoff version of Chris Paul's signature shoes, compared to Paul wearing a normal version in the regular season, AE often has a lot of changes in the upper and midsole.
Air Jordan CP3 9
Air Jordan CP3 9 AE
PO: Po is the full english term postseason (playoffs), which refers to a version specially created for the playoffs. It often appears on the Superfly series, and like the AE version, the configuration has a lot of improvements in midsole and upper than the ordinary version.
Air Jordan Superfly 5
Air Jordan Superfly 5 PO
Elite: Elite refers to the elite version, which is a high-performance shoe that strengthens the overall configuration of the original genuine shoe as a prototype. However, due to the high price of the offering, the heat of the after-sale market generally led to the cancellation of the later product line.
Nike Lbj 11 Elite
EXT: EXT is the initial letter of the English word Extend (extension), and the practical shoes are derived from special materials, such as the James Cork series.
Nike Lbj 10 EXT
ND: The full name of ND New Design (new design) means that a new element is used on the basis of the original design, such as patent leather, suede, etc., or refers to new design elements such as Nike smiley face, AJ burst crack element, etc.
Nike Air Force 07 LV8 ND
LE: LE The full English name is Limited Edition (Limited Edition), which literally means a limited edition of sneakers.
Nike Air Max 1 Ultra 2.0 LE
NRG: NRG English full name Energy Release literal translation as energy release, here can be understood as the top limited edition shoes, the number of sales is extremely rare, see the NRG suffix indicates that this is definitely not an ordinary pair of shoes. The famous Galactic Spray suffix is NRG.
Nike Air Foamposite One NRG
CL = CL The full English name Classic (Basic) represents the basic style, usually used in some of NIKE's vintage shoes.
Nike dunk Low CL Black and White Panda
PRM = PRM full name Premium (premium), P-class shoe head is generally made of metal material, this version of the union is better, the main difference in the judgment is the material of the sneaker lining.
Nike Air Force 1 PRM popcorn
SPRM = SPRM English full name Supreme (supreme), S-class generally will have a visible air cushion, with replaceable shoe head, the upper basically does not take the line, the lining is also changed to leather lining, the overall texture is full.
Nike Air Force 107 Kobe
LUX = LUX full English name Luxury (luxury), this version of the part will be equipped with wooden gold-plated shoe braces, the head of the shoe will also choose gold-plated metal, the upper will also be made of precious leather such as crocodile leather, ostrich skin and so on, the price is naturally very high.
Nike Air Force 1 Low LUX
CMFT: CMFT English full name Comfortable (comfortable), as the name suggests is the meaning of the comfort version of the sneaker, in recent years in the AJ 1 shoe model appeared more, and the original midsole is different from the CMFT version of the midsole to increase the full palm Zoom air cushion.
Air Jordan 1 CMFT PSG Only
PSG; The PSG above refers to the Paris Saint-Germain football team, and every year AJ will launch a number of co-branded colors with this.
Air Jordan 4 PSG
CNY: Every year to the end of the year, sneaker brands will launch a series of color matching products related to the New Year, especially Nike has established the "CNY (Chinese New Year)" product line since 2002 to cater to the chinese market consumers.
Nike Air Foamposite One CNY fireworks spray
BHM: In recognition of the contributions of black people to American culture, the U.S. government designates February as Black History Month (BHM). Major sports brands usually release relevant "BHM" products to commemorate Black Month during this time period, and over time they form a separate product line.
Converse Pro Leather BHM Black Month
Aunt Pearl: Basketball Hall of Fame coach Kay yow died of breast cancer, and in her lifetime, she founded the Kay yow WBCA Cancer Fund to help more women suffering from breast cancer. After Kay yow's death, Nike company knew the story, so it launched the "breast cancer" theme shoes to donate to the Kay yow WBCA Foundation, Kay Yow had a nickname called Aunt Pearl at that time, Nike company named this type of anti-breast cancer color matching Ast Pearl, the domestic referred to as breast cancer color matching.
KD 7 Aunt Pearl
The above is the more common sneaker suffix abbreviation and popular color abbreviation, people rely on clothes and horses to saddle, sneakers rely on color and material to save. With the popularity of the sneaker market, the color and material of a pair of sneakers will often determine its market price in the sneaker circle. The design of a pair of sneakers is not outstanding, resulting in a significant decline in sales, and then other versions can often be revived.