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These 2011 Ultra Rare Dead Sock Nike Look See Sample SU12-MNSPST-189 IM Mid Top Skateboard Tennis Black/Purple New is a unique and stylish sneaker designed for skateboarding activities. Featuring a lace-up closure, rubber outsole, and suede upper material, this shoe offers both style and functionality for skaterboarders. The black and purple color scheme adds a pop of color to your activewear or casual outfit, while the mid-top silhouette provides ankle support for optimal performance on the skateboard. Perfect for the skateboarding enthusiast looking for a customized and trendy shoe suitable for summer, fall, and spring seasons.

The inner tag officially confirms that this one of one pair are indeed a rare Nike Sportswear Look-See sample. While it looks nearly identical to the Jordan V.2 Grown from the first photo, this internal stamp actually reveals a hidden detail: Nike originally designed this specific silhouette variation under a different name—the Nike Wardour Low. The sample stamp decodes with these specific technical details: Tag Breakdown NIKE WARDOUR LOW: The official engineering model name for this specific shape and tooling iteration. SEASON SU12: This means it was sampled for the Summer 2012 product line, produced roughly late 2011 to early 2012. SU12-MNSPST-189 IM: The development and factory tracking numbers. The IM stands for the PT Indonesia Sukses Mandiri Utama factory where the prototype was stitched. SHIP TO BVTN: This stands for Beaverton, Oregon, which is Nike’s World Headquarters. These shoes were mailed directly from the overseas factory to the main campus for design review. GTM CFM / UPPER BOM ID: “Go-To-Market Confirmation” and the specific Bill of Materials ID number (273684) registering the exact black suede leather and purple dye choices in Nike’s global database. Because this exact upper pattern ended up being cross-utilized or rebranded between Nike Sportswear’s Wardour line and the Jordan Grown lifestyle line, your pair is a fascinating piece of sneaker history showing the bridge between the two divisions.