Carmelo Anthony's Newest Signature Sneaker Was Inspired by Cigars and Bugattis

We spoke to Carmelo Anthony about the design inspirations behind his latest signature shoe, the Jordan Melo M11.

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Carmelo Anthony was in the house Monday night at Terminal 23 in NYC to launch his latest signature sneaker, the Jordan Melo M11. The New York Knicks small forward hosted a small group of reporters and we caught up with him during the unveiling to see what went into the design inspiration. As it turns out there were plenty of random things he chose from. 'Melo's inspiration wall consisted of Bugattis and Jaguars, cigars, wine, and luxury bags, among other things that all went into the sneaker's design in some way, shape, or form. He also explains the different cuts he experimented with like a mid with a strap, but decided against it because the fit "didn't feel right." To find out everything he talked about check out our video above.