In September, we previewed the Nike Air Force 1 "Grand Purple". Now Tokyo based Mita has announced they have the sneaker in stock. The kicks are constructed in black nubuck and grand purple leather. Check your local sneaker shops for availability.
Nike Air Force 1 Low “Grand Purple” | Now Available
November 16th, 2009 | Posted in Nike Air Force One 1Airwalk Terrain x Staple Design x Star Trek
November 16th, 2009 | Posted in Sneaker News
Jeff Staple and his design company's relationship with Airwalk continues with the release of a Star Trek pack. True fans of the Star Trek franchise will automatically understand the colorways as based upon Starfleet issue uniforms. The Airwalk Terrain comes in Captain Kirk gold, engineering class red and Science class blue. Along with the colorway references the kicks feature the Star Trek delta shield on the heel tab and tongue with the shield also seen as a lace clip. Another strong creation from Staple Design.
Look for the collection at Reed Space and Payless. The gold version of the sneakers are available only online.
Nike Big Nike Low LE “Oakland Raiders”
November 16th, 2009 | Posted in Nike
This year Nike has focused a number of its releases around Bo Jackson, with several of them in Oakland Raiders' Silver and Black.
The latest Silver & Black release is the Nike Big Nike Low. The majority of the kicks are built in black canvas with the side panel and toe-box in silver covered by a netted mesh overlay. The kicks rest on a silver outsole and the heel has a Raiders shield in silver with Nike black lettering in place of the usual "NIKE" on the heel.
Look for these to release on the 27th of November at the House of Hoops.
This Week in Kicks / Volume 25
November 16th, 2009 | Posted in Sneaker News
New Sneaker Releases:
This past Saturday Filipino boxer Manny Pacquio continued his dominance in the boxing ring defeating Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao's victory was not the only reason for his fans to celebrate as his Nike Trainer 1 "Lights Out" released on Saturday at select shops.
This weekend adidas Consortium continued its "Your City" collection with its second drop that includes the adidas Stockholm, adidas New York, adidas Milano and adidas Kopenhagen. Each sneaker has local legitimacy with name brand sneaker shops from their respective city creating their design.
Amsterdam based shop Patta continued to celebrate its 5th anniversary this week with the release of its second pair of Nike Air Max 1's. The first pair, which released last week came in purple denim and was Amsterdam exclusive. The pair that released this week received a wider distribution to shops with Nike Quickstrike accounts.
Here are some other notable sneakers that released this week:
Doernbecher Freestyle Collection x Nike Sportswear
Nike Terminator High Supreme QK “Matagi”
Nike Air Zoom Toki QK / Blazer Supreme TZ | Rustic Pack
Nike SB November 2009 Sneaker Releases
Check out all of the new sneaker releases we covered this past week.
Sneaker Previews:
This week's biggest event in terms of sneaker previews was the unveiling of the Air Jordan 2010. Tinker Hatfield and Mark Smith of Nike and Jordan Brand introduced the Air Jordan 2010 in eight videos covering the different aspects of the sneakers design. This week we also got a look at two other colorways the Jordan Brand signature model, the Air Jordan 2010 "Silver Anniversary" and the Air Jordan 2010 "Wade".
Here are some other notable sneaker previews we covered this past week:
Nike Air Foamposite 1 “Copper”
Reebok Pump 20 X Packer Shoes | Teaser Images
Air Jordan 8 Force Fusion | Detailed Preview
Supra Skytop II (2) | Worn by Chad Muska
Vans V-106 x Supreme | Preview
Reebok The Pump 20 Anniversary | Original Colorways
Reebok Pump 20 x Sneakers N’ Stuff
Air Jordan VI (6) Retro 2010 Preview | White / Black
Check out all of the Sneaker Previews we covered this past week.
Concepts x New Balance “Freedom Trail” Pack
November 15th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance
The city of Boston is home to sneaker label New Balance and high-end sneaker shop Concepts. The two sneaker entities have come together to create a sneaker two-pack, which celebrates Boston's early history and is known as the "Freedom Trail" pack.
The Freedom Trail is a brown brick track painted in red that if followed, leads to the city's biggest monuments. Concepts has taken these two colors as the basis for their pack, which includes the classic New Balance 1500 and New Balance 875.
The New Balance 875 is a new sneaker, which is making its debut as part of the Freedom Trail pack. The kicks are built in full grain brown leather and suede and feature minimal red accents. The kicks inner-lining comes in soft pigskin leather, while the upper rests on a sole built with New Balance technology to assure comfort and stability.
The classic New Balance 1500, which dates back to 1989 comes in a brown full grain leather with pigskin leather lining and red accents.
Both sneakers are scheduled to release on the 27th of November 2009 at Concepts.
Nike Air Max 1 “Chlorophyll” x Patta | New Images
November 15th, 2009 | Posted in Nike
This past week the Nike Air Max 1 released in a design by Amsterdam based sneaker shop Patta as a Nike Quickstrike. The kicks were designed to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Patta. In terms of build, the sneakers combine denim chlorophyll, grey nubuck, and white mesh with Patta branding on the tongue. The sneaker are a hot seller with many shops stock cleared out, however you can still find the kicks in limited sizes at some sneaker shops like SNS.
via Streething
Nike Air Foamposite 1 “Copper” | Preview
November 15th, 2009 | Posted in Nike
We recently posted some preview images of the Nike Air Foamposite 1 "Copper". Now we have another look at the sneakers, which come in copper foamposite and black nubuck and rest on a clear icy sole. The kicks are not slated to release until next year, however marqueesole has the kicks available in one size for $400.
