If you have not already marked your calendar, the Air Jordan 8’s “Playoffs” are releasing tomorrow the 22nd of December 2007, just in time for Christmas. The kicks will retail for 140 US dollars as a general release. For more info on upcoming Air Jordan releases check out the Air Jordan Release Dates page.
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The Super Team 33 series from New Balance is making a return in January 2008. This time the collection will take its inspiration from luggage. The base model for the pack is the New Balance 998, which will see a pairs modeled after Italian designer baggage, Swiss Army bags, and old school travel trunks. The kicks with the Italian style stand out with their bold mix of crocodile leather in brown and cream colors. All three kicks will be available in limited numbers. In France you will find them only at the Paris based shop Colette on the 20th of January 2008.
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The Nike Air Structure just released in France with an initial limited release to Paris based shop Opium. The kicks are scheduled to receive a wider release through out France in January at sneaker shops that carry limited kicks.
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Recently the new Wu-Tang album dropped with plenty of excitement. Well the Holiday season keeps on giving to Wu fans, Milkcrates x Aaron LaCrate has just produced a t-shirt to commemorate one of the hardest Hip Hop albums of all time Liquid Swords by the GZA aka the Genius. The shirt features the dueling artwork from the album. The shirt just surfaced on SoldOut however the shirt sold out. Keep a look out for the shirt.
Here is the latest sneaker from the Adidas “End to End” series. The Adidas Forum like its predecessors features artwork from graffiti artists. The kicks were created in collaboration with Footlocker and are exclusively available at the retailer.
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Here is the perfect wintertime collaboration. Pendleton a favorite for warm jackets which are a mainstay in both urban and rural environments have come to together with Vans to create a collection of kicks. The sneakers use the plaid styling of the Pendleton jacket in Vans Sk8-Hi, Half Cab, and Old Skool with black premium suede. The kicks are part of the Vans Syndicate line and are a scheduled to release in February 2008.
The 23rd anniversary of the birth of the Air Jordan sneaker is being celebrated next year with a collaboration with the Levi’s brand. The collaboration will release the 23/501 collection featuring both kicks and apparel.
On the Levi’s side, a pair of jeans made with premium selvage denim will get the Air Jordan treatment with an elephant print on the pants. The pants also feature a cuff to reduce dye from bleeding on to your kicks. A t-shirt is also scheduled to release in the collection featuring both brands signature styles.
The Jordan Brand will release a pair of Air Jordan 1 Retros with a denim style to match the jeans. The toebox, side panel and tongue all have use denim material with a red elephant print. With the rest of the shoe made of premium red leather.
The kicks and gear will release next year on the 1st of March 2008 at shops that carry exclusive Nike gear along with Levi Store and Niketown locations.
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This year Nike introduced the concept of new vintage sneakers with the vintage running series. The series gave classic Nike running shoes new life, but with a clearly worn look. The idea has been such a hit that we then got word that Nike would be continuing the vintage theme and taking it to Basketball with a release of Vandals and Terminator vintage style kicks. Nike has now added the Nike Dunk to the list of basketball kicks getting the worn vintage treatment. Nike is marketing the series of Dunks as the “Be True” The College Colors Program”. The kicks pictured represent the College basketball teams of Michigan University, Syracuse, Iowa State, St, Johns and Kentucky. Also slated to be included in the pack are UNLV, NC Sate, and the University of Arizona. The kicks will release in 2008.
Update: The kicks will release in France on the 7th of January exclusively at Colette and then will receive a much wider release to shops all over the country.
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Here is a set of Vans, which feature a repeating monkey print, which can only be described by the word cute. The Monkey on a skateboard with a banana in hand is featured Vans Slip-Ons and Authentic in three-color combos. Check out the rest of the kicks after the jump.
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Tropical mixes of colors were used to create the latest offering from Nike for the Air Max 90 in Women’s sizes. This mix of colors made Sneaker Freaker dub them the “Cocktails”, comparing them to a fruity island drink. Check your local sneaker shops to find out about availability.
