The Nike Kobe 9 EM Protro ‘Philippines’ carries the flag’s red, white and blue across the upper, with the multicolor work through the forefoot pulled from jeepney paint jobs and the country’s outdoor courts. Flip the shoe over and a tsinelas graphic shows through the semi-translucent outsole, which is the detail nobody sees until you do. It comes out of a relationship Kobe built across six visits, and the original has been chased since 2014 for exactly that reason.
