Having appeared poised to join the Nike Sportswear lifestyle rotation this spring, the Nike Manor has subsequently gone AWOL, without so much as a preview of upcoming colorways in nearly six months. Here’s a brand new pair that not only proves this style derived from John McEnroe’s Mac Attack signature on deck with new styles, but it has us wondering about the potential implications for other NSW casual kicks. The color code on these is a simple mix of black, Midnight Fog and Sail, but that markup belies the complexity of a triangular pattern we’d seen months ago on a Kenshin Chukka preview whose contents have yet to arrive at retail. Does this mean we’ll see more similar Manor colorups, similar patterns on the Aina, Toki and others or even a square-dots pack like the most recent Kenshin releases? Stick with Sneaker News to find out, and in the meantime, check out some new photos of this pair before you grab them from Kicks-Crew.

Nike Manor
Black/Midnight Fog-Sail-Black
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The Nike Manor takes its lines from a tennis star who made some serious noise in Flushing, Queens, but its latest colorway skips the nearby Mets in favor of New York’s undisputed kings of hardball.  A design based on John McEnroe’s Mac Attack tennis shoe, the Manor is ready for spring training in this Yankees-esque mix of greys, navy and white that’s just as supremely wearable as the other colorways we’ve seen so far.  The Manor has proven in a short time to be one of Nike Sportswear’s most versatile designs; are they the cream of the current NSW lifestyle crop?  Let us know which is your favorite as you click through for more images and stick with Sneaker News for updates on this pair.  via TTB

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Naming a lifestyle designed by a John McEnroe signature a word that rhymes with ‘manners’ is about as ironic as seeing a Shaq shoe with a ‘slim’ tag or theming an Air Jordan release after lost championships: something of a contradiction in terms. But then again, the Nike Manor Premium echoes the extent to which someone around when The Mac Attack debuted might see dressy sneakers as an oxymoron. Its name both a pun and a reference to its regal build, the Manor has just touched down in two tonal suede and leather mixes that offer your choice of Fresh Mint or Khaki. Both colors are sufficiently versatile that they’re effectively neutral when it comes to assembling an outfit; which one will you grab from Nike Sportswear retailers like SNS?

Nike Manor Premium NSW
Fresh Mint/Fresh Mint-Summit White
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Khaki/Khaki-Summit White
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The translation of a 1980s performance athletic shoe into a modern day casual design is nothing we haven’t seen before, but how ironic is it that a shoe based on a classic signature for the most notoriously argumentative tennis player in history, sees its name a homophonic resonance with a word that denotes polite social behavior.  So even if John McEnroe wasn’t well mannered on the court during the days when he rocked models like the Air Trainer 1 and the Mac Attack that gives its lines to the new Nike Manor, this latest lifestyle drop from Nike Sportswear shows that you can indeed be serious and rock the Swoosh all at the same time.  It doesn’t get much better than the tonal Khaki leather and nubuck build on this pair, so have a closer look and keep an eye out for these at NSW retailers soon.  via Sneaker Freaker

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