The Nike 1World Air Force 1 Low created by Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand already released twice in NYC and last week in Germany and Sweden. The kicks are releasing today in Paris at Oqium.
The kicks may be the best pair of Air Force 1's to release from the 1World collection, coming in a nice blend of simplicity and flare.
You can pick them up at Oqium at 16h today.
The annual Quai 54 street ball tournament in Paris is sponsored by Jordan Brand. For this years tournament Jordan Brand has hooked up a pair of Air Jordan 1's. Expect the kicks to drop when we get closer to the tournaments date, set for the 27th and 28th of June. Expect these to be available at Oqium and Colette.
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French based sneaker magazine Shoes-Up has just released its 22nd issue. The magazine comes in two covers both monochrome, one silver the other blue.
The contents of the issue include:
# Hot Shoes
# Mini Box Converse Jack Purcell
# Crush Test #1 : Air Yeezy
# Shoes-Up Japan : Crucible of Tokyo Culture
# Artists : eBoy - Joe Black - Truth
# 8 pages New Balance
# Dossier Germany : Straßen Kultur
# Interviews : Terry Kennedy, Eldiablo « Les Lascars », Stan Smith, The Ting Tings
# Brands : LRG - Madfoot
# Collaboration : adidas x Hypebeast x Bianchi x Solebox
# Fashion series : « Off the Wall » - « Post It »
# Shops : Solebox - Kickslab
# Dossier : Architecture Pixel
# adidas Originals "Behind Your Stan Smith" stencil
The magazine is available at select News Stands and Book Shops in France, Europe, Canada and the US.
Nike Paris Bastille has a unique customization offering. Several Nike products including the Nike Flash sneaker, select Nike t-shirts and jackets can be colored using 180g colors.
You simply go into Nike Bastille, select the item then the color and they dye your kicks or gear for you. You have a choice of 15 colors, with the process taking about 3 days and costing between 30 to 70 euros.
The fun starts on the 9th of April and will last one month.
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It is now widely known that the Nike Air Yeezy will release on the 4th of April. For people in Paris, Opium has announced that they will get in the kicks.
The Lacoste Crocodile Myth Collection is a set of nine sneakers, which will release 3 pairs each month from April to June.
We previously had a look at the Lacoste Crocodile April Collection.
Now we have a preview of the May releases from the collection, which includes the Lacoste Missouri South Africa inspired by albino alligators.
Also two Lacoste Revan NYC Trainers are included because of the urban legend that holds that gators inhabit the NYC sewer system. The kicks color combos are inspired by the cities taxi and cop cars.
Look for these to release in the first week of May 2009.
In France you can find them at Colette in Paris, Shoez Gallery in Lyon, and Onze Mettres Carres in Orleans.
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French fashion label Lacoste has been inspired by the different cultural Mythologies surrounding the Crocodile to create a collection of kicks. The collection includes 9 pairs of sneakers of which three will release in April, May and June.
Here we have a look at the three releasing in April: Lacoste Tennis Polynesia, Lacoste Tennis 91 West Africa, and the Lacoste Tiller Egypt.
The kicks will release in limited numbers. The French distribution set to hit Colette in Paris, Shoez Gallery in Lyon and Onze Metres Carres in Orleans with each shop getting in 30 pairs of each style.
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