Nike Kobe 8 Protro "Mambacita"

 Since Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant’s estate reached an agreement with Nike in 2022 to bring back the Nike Kobe line, homage has been paid to the late Gigi Bryant each year with special “Mambacita” colorways. So far, the Kobe 6 Protro and Kobe 4 Protro have taken on the theme, offering black and white colorways with references to the late second daughter of the Bryant family.

Now, it has been revealed that the Kobe 8 Protro is the next silhouette to carry the “Mambacita” motif. In this initial preview of the pair, it has been revealed that black and white again serve as the main colors involved while the golden accents of the pair are delivered via the Swooshes on each side of the shoe. Throughout the upper, a butterfly pattern is included as a nod to Gigi while the heel also references her via its “GIGI” text at the left shoe and number two hit on the right shoe.