LeBron James unveils shoe designed by women, for women

LeBron James.
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Three-time NBA champion, elementary school founder, and soon-to-be television show producer LeBron James has now set his sights on changing the footwear game.

James debuted the HFR x LeBron 16, the first shoe from a male athlete's line designed entirely by women, for women. The shoe is a collaboration with Harlem's Fashion Row, a platform for designers of color, and will be sold by Nike along with James' other products, SB Nation reports.

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Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.