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Nice Kicks: What was your goal with the design of the shoe? ?Did you draw inspiration from a specific source?
Kid Hollywood: My goal was to make a shoe that would look sick with the Lakers ‘Home’ White on White uniforms. As for inspiration, I took from Kobe Bryant’s game. The metallic silver is representative of how Bryant shines on the court night in and night out. The icey sole represents the ice in Kobe’s game that allows him to bring back his team when they are down and out. I felt, not only did the shoe have to match but, it had to be an extension of the way Kobe plays.
Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant wearing the Nike Zoom Kobe V “Kid Hollywood”
Nice Kicks: What was it like to hear that your design was selected as the winner?
Kid Hollywood: When I first picked up the phone, it was Todd from NikeiD. I thought to myself, “I haven’t ordered my Kobe V iD’s yet?” Then he said the words, “you’re the winner” and I bugged out! I was calm on the phone, but truth be told, I was losing it inside! I couldn’t believe it.
Nice Kicks: How did it feel to see your Kobe V design on his feet?
Kid Hollywood: When I first got to my seats and saw Kobe plus the five others wearing my design, I started laughing; one of those, ‘I can’t believe this is real‘ type of laughs. It almost brought tears to my eyes. It was an awesome feeling to say the least.
Nike Zoom Kobe V “Bruce Lee”
Nice Kicks: Quite the nail biter at the end of the game…
Kid Hollywood: Being a Laker fan, I was obviously sad that they lost but both teams played their best! The atmosphere in the arena was like being at a playoff game, and there really wasn’t more I could ask for. Wll, maybe if we hit a couple free throws and not fouled Martell Webster on a three-point attempt.
Nice Kicks: Where does the Kobe V rank amongst your favorite Nike Basketball shoes?
Kid Hollywood: These automatically jump into my top five of all-time seeing that Kobe actually wore my design in a game.
Nice Kicks: Any last words?
Kid Hollywood: First off, I just want thank God for some sort of creativity to allow me to win this contest. I want to thank Mario and Patricia Hamilton for buying me my first pair of Air Jordan IVs and pretty much every Jordan after that. Also, my sister Jessica, my family and friends for all the support. Last but not least, I want to thank NikeiD and
Nike Basketball for the opportunity to experience all of this! Oh, and by the way, I found out about the contest on my iPhone Nice Kicks App! So, thanks Nice Kicks for keeping me up on the game!
