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Nike MAGS Replicas to Legit Looking MAGS 2015? Why not?

The legit pair of Nike MAGs will cost you around $6,000 on eBay. Not everyone can afford to buy a pair or pay for those wild price point, and someone has taken this issue into his own hands. Meet Brad Fyfe, a member of the Replica Prop Forum who's dedicated to recreating memorabilia items from movies, TV shows, and more. Fyfe is a huge Back to the Future fan is buying Mag replicas and transforming them to look more like the real thing. His upgrades include a more accurate LED arrangement, a reshaped toe, and new paint for the midsoles. Most sneakerheads wouldn't go near a pair of Chinese knockoffs, and we're certainly not condoning it, but Fyfe's works is nonetheless an interesting take on how to obtain a shoe that's otherwise pretty expensive. Of course for those who won't spend thousands of dollars to get the legit MAGs on eBay and aren't into this whole prop customizing thing, do remember that the Nike MAG 2015 with power laces is coming back out this year.

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Nike Air Mag 2015

Nike is making a reality out of Back to the Future movie. In the said movie, Marty McFly unveiled his famous footwear the Air Mags “with power laces” that self-tied at the push of a button - which saved him precious time before entering the DeLorean time machine vehicle.

In the film, Marty McFly said the shoes were from 2015. And it turns out he's right as the Air Mags will be released again next year and this time it will come with powerlaces.

Just a recap. In 2011, Nike unveiled the Nike Air Mag, a replica of the sneaker used in the movie. However. this high top skate shoe with illuminating lights just like in the film, was devoid of the popular self-tying feature. Luckily, that is about to change :)

While hoverboards have not been made available to the public (still in the works), the airmags had been 3 years ago (A pair of Nike limited edition sneakers are auctioned off at the Nike MAG Berlin auction at the Delight Studios on September 17, 2011 in Berlin, Germany) and will be available again next year with an upgrade - with powerlaces.

It will be called the Nike Air Mag 2015 - a rechargeable futuristic skate shoe from the brand, that's designed as an identical replica to the originals seen in the Back to the Future II movie. Some of the constant elements of the skate shoe include the upper contours, the glowing LED panel and the electroluminescent Nike logo in the strap. What's cool about this is that it actually illuminates with the pinch of the “ear” of the high top, glowing for five hours per charge. What's more is that since it's going to come with powerlaces - first ever self-tying shoe laces.

What are your preliminary thoughts on the Nike Air Mag 2015?