by Steve Jaconetta
Before we get ready for the launch of the KD VII, today we take a look at the lineage of the Nike KD VI.
The sixth signature shoe of Kevin Durant, the Nike KD VI was moved from its traditional holiday season release to the fall. A move that both Kevin Durant and designer Leo Chang thought would be best, giving the line its own space, not having to debut alongside other athlete’s signature shoes. The cut of the shoe was changed once again, reverting to a low-cut rather than a high like the previous model, the Nike KD V.
In total, thirty-one colorways were released beginning in June of 2013 all the way up to June of 2014. Almost every pair released had a theme to it or a nickname of some sort. The KD VI even joined the likes of the LeBron and Kobe lines by debuting in an NSW Lifestyle version. Which brought the total number of pairs released to thirty-five, the most of any signature shoe of Kevin Durant, to date.
So as we bid adieu to the KD VI and prepare for the debut of the KD VII, take a look at the history of the Nike KD VI, from its first release to its last, below.
by Steve Jaconetta
Before we get ready for the launch of the KD VII, today we take a look at the lineage of the Nike KD VI.
The sixth signature shoe of Kevin Durant, the Nike KD VI was moved from its traditional holiday season release to the fall. A move that both Kevin Durant and designer Leo Chang thought would be best, giving the line its own space, not having to debut alongside other athlete’s signature shoes. The cut of the shoe was changed once again, reverting to a low-cut rather than a high like the previous model, the Nike KD V.
In total, thirty-one colorways were released beginning in June of 2013 all the way up to June of 2014. Almost every pair released had a theme to it or a nickname of some sort. The KD VI even joined the likes of the LeBron and Kobe lines by debuting in an NSW Lifestyle version. Which brought the total number of pairs released to thirty-five, the most of any signature shoe of Kevin Durant, to date.
So as we bid adieu to the KD VI and prepare for the debut of the KD VII, take a look at the history of the Nike KD VI, from its first release to its last, below.
Nike KD VI Supreme ‘DC Pre-Heat’
618216-400 Gamma Blue/Dusty Grey-Flash Lime
06/29/2013
Nike KD VI
599424-700 Sonic Yellow/Midnight Navy-Tropical Teal
07/03/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Meteorology’
599424-006 Black/Atomic Red-Medium Olive-Noble Red
08/03/2013
Nike KD VI ‘NYC 66’
599424-800 Total Orange/Armory Slate-Team Orange-Armory Blue
08/17/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Bamboo’
599424-301 Gamma Green/Flash Lime-Raw Umber
09/14/2013
Nike KD VI NSW Lifestyle LE QS ‘Birthday’
621177-001 Light Grey/Anthracite-White
09/14/2013
Nike KD VI NSW Lifestyle LE QS ‘People’s Champ’
621177-400 Denim/Ale Brown-University Red
10/05/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Texas’
599424-002 Black/Green Glow-Urban Orange
10/10/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Peanut Butter & Jelly’
599424-801 Laser Orange/Raspberry Red-Black-Gold
10/19/2013
Nike KD VI ‘OKC Away’
599424-004 Black/Team Orange-Photo Blue
10/31/2013
Nike KD VI N7
626368-466 Dark Turquoise/University Red-Black
11/09/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Maryland Blue Crab’
599424-400 Gamma Blue/Parachute Gold-Mine Grey-Teal Tint-Team Orange
11/29/2013
Nike KD VI NSW Lifestyle Leather QS
621945-001 Black/Black-Anthracite-Gamma Blue
11/29/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Precision Timing’
599424-003 Metallic Pewter/Metallic Gold Star-Black-Arctic Green
12/07/2013
Nike KD VI EXT Gum QS ‘Wheat’
639046-900 Gum Light Brown/Gum Light Brown-Raspberry Red
12/07/2013
Nike KD VI ‘X-Mas’
599424-601 Light Crimson-Metallic Gold-Green Glow
12/26/2013
Nike KD VI ‘Energy’
599424-008 Cool Grey/Electric Green-Light Crimson
12/31/2013
Nike KD VI ‘OKC Away II’
599424-010 Black/Volt-Vivid Blue-Dark Grey
01/11/2014
Nike KD VI BHM ‘Black History Month’
646742-500 Purple Venom/Metallic Gold-Purple Dynasty
02/01/2014
Nike KD VI ‘DC’
599424-600 Light Crimson/Obsidian-Light Beige Chalk-Light Lucid Green
02/06/2014
Nike KD VI AS ‘All-Star’
647781-930 Multi-Color/Green Glow-Black
02/14/2014
Nike KD VI ‘OKC Home’
599424-009 Pure Platinum/Night Factor-Vivid Blue-Volt
02/22/2014
Nike KD VI NSW Lifestyle LE QS ‘Camo’
621177-900 Multi-Color/Black
02/22/2014
Nike KD VI Supreme ‘Aunt Pearl’
618216-600 Light Arctic Pink/Photo Blue-Vivid Pink
02/27/2014
Nike KD VI ‘Liger’
599424-302 Electric Green/Night Factor-Atomic Orange
03/01/2014
Nike KD VI EXT QS ‘Floral’
652120-900 Multi-Color/Black
03/15/2014
Nike KD VI
599424-007 Anthracite/Total Orange-Team Orange-Mica Green
03/15/2014
Nike KD VI Elite ‘OKC Away’
642838-400 Photo Blue/Atomic Orange-Vivid Blue-Team Orange
04/12/2014
Nike KD VI ‘Easter Camo’
599424-303 Light Lucid Green/Atomic Mango-Light Lucid Green-Gorge Green-Black
04/18/2014
Nike KD VI Elite ‘Hero’
642838-300 Turbo Green/Vivid Pink-Night Shade
05/09/2014
Nike KD VI ‘Night Vision’
599424-093 Black/Metallic Clear-Light Lucid Green-Atomic Mango
05/24/2014
Nike KD VI Elite
642838-100 White/Metallic Gold-Pure Platinum-Black
06/06/2014
Nike KD VI Premium ‘What The’
669808-500 Hoop Purple/Urgent Orange-Shark
06/14/2014
Nike KD VI Elite Premium ‘Fragment’
683250-410 Deep Royal Blue/Summit White-Pure Platinum
06/19/2014
Nike KD VI Elite Premium ‘Fragment’
683250-231 Chino/Venom Green-Summit White-Light Base Grey
06/19/2014
Nike KD VI Elite Premium 'Supremacy'
683250-474 Photo Blue/Metallic Gold-Midnight Navy
07/18/2014
Steve Jaconetta is the Release Dates & Archive Editor of Sole Collector and you can follow him on Twitter here.
