Your may know the Reebok Court Victory Pump II as the Court Court Victory Pump’s younger cousin, or as the shoe seen on court in the battles between Michael Chang and other legends such as Andre Agassi in the mid 1990′s.  You may also remember the Court Victory Pump IIs from the popular Reebok advertising campaign featuring the slogan, “Pump up, air out”.  Regardless of how you may remember the classic tennis shoe, the colorway of the shoe seen on court and on Michael Chang’s feet in his prime are now re-releasing to satisfy all you classic Reebok fans.  Colors featured are purple and blood orange accents on a mostly white shoe.  On the out-sole you will see orange, purple and grey while on the upper you see purple and orange accents around the entire upper as well as the interior of the shoe.  Look for these at select Reebok retailers as well as at Overkill.  via Nicekicks

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Custom sneakers have been slowly, but not quietly, growing from a small niche of sneaker culture to a a true art form.  Amongst the leaders of sneaker customizers is Akalazy, or lazy, who recently got to shine on a collaboration with fellow customizer SBTG.  Lazy has been, for a long time, known among sneaker conossiuers as one of the best people to go to for dope and creative reinventions of popular sneakers like the Nike Dunk.

Lazy’s most recent independent project, which drops tomorrow, is dubbed the Lazy Savage Denim Dunk High.  Even though this may be able to go without saying, it is important to take notice of the extra-fine attention to detail on the shoe from the stitching, to the application of the details on the different sections of the denim.  The fabric of the shoe consists of a darker denim  along most of the upper, except for the top of the toe-box and the panel around the ankle/heel that both feature a lighter denim.

Beyond the fresh use of denim on these Dunks, Lazy takes it a step further with a never-before-seen take on the Nike Swoosh; Removing the Swoosh completely and replacing it with a threaded image of a Swoosh sorrounded by a stitched zig-zag design.  You will see that the stitching around the Swoosh on the right shoe is red, while the stitching in the same place on the left shoe is white.  White stitching is pre-dominantly used around the upper to piece together the denim pieces with the addition of a tasteful use of red stitching on the very back of the mid-panel.  What is also interesting is the use of rips on top of the toe-box, which may have a deeper meaning than ripped denim.

These, unlike most of Lazy’s sneakers which are 1 of 1s, will be available in a relatively less limited quantity of 12 pairs.  No word on the exact price, but expect to pay upwards of $500 for these dope, hand-made  kicks.  The Lazy Savage Denim Dunk High will be available exclusively on Lazy’s website.

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We’ve shown you plenty of pictures of the Nike x CLOT Air Force 1 Supreme that features the Red Royale silk fabric. You also probably know by now that the silk fabric is removable which showcases a Dark Brown leather that is equally as nice as the Red silk fabric used on the exterior. Now details have surfaced that this shoe will continue to follow with traditional Chinese inspiration with the box that the shoes will come in when they are released on January 16th, 2009 at Hong Kong’s JUICE and Shanghai’s ACU. The Red candy box that features both branding by CLOT and Nike will come with a top tray that has three sets of shoe laces, Black, Yellow, and Red which have writing on them that wishes everyone a prosperous 2009. When the tray of shoelaces is removed you will find the CLOT x Nike Air Force 1 Supreme’s. This is arguably one of the best 1World Air Force 1′s to date and we’re sure the release of this in Hong Kong and Shanghai will bring long lines. Look for this shoe to be released at the 21 Mercer door sometime shortly after the release in Asia, rumor is that the release at 21 Mercer will NOT contain the special Candy Box though. via Freshness

JUICE
2/F., A, 53 Patterson Street | Map
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

ACU
Shop#15, 139 Changle Road | Map
Shanghai, China

> CLOT

> Nike Air Force 1 – 1 World

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Skate shoe giant Lakai Limited Footwear has teamed up with Japanese sneaker boutique Mita Sneakers for an exclusive Japan release. The chosen model is the popular Telford , one of the few high top models Lakai offers. The shoes feature premium materials such as an ‘ostrich’ textured toe panel, as well as patent and perforated leathers on the shoes rear panels. Longtime sneaker aficionados may notice a couple of familiar color schemes from Mita Sneakers; Black White Blue and Black White Green. Both colorways are available now only at Mita Sneakers.

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The Air Jordan Force or AJF line will continue after the recent launch of the AJF VI and an upcoming AJF IX for Summer 2009, the following AJF will be the AJF IV based on the Air Jordan IV. The AJF 4 definitely takes quite a few characteristics of the Air Jordan IV including the mesh in the midpanel, the wings, heel tab and the IV eyelets. As with all the AJF line, the upper sits on the Air Force 1 sole and is visible just like the AJF 3. The Air Jordan Force 4 is scheduled for July 2009 with the fire red colorway, August 2009 with a military blue, and in September with a black red. Photos: damedolla/niketalk

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A while back we showed you In4mation’s spin on the Vans Half Cab. In case you missed out, the sneaker features a two toned denim upper with red accents on the eyelets and tags. The interior is finished with a hounds tooth print that is also apparent on the shoes upper once they become frayed or torn. Finally the wait is over, and the long awaited sneakers will be releasing this Saturday, January 10th. However the In4mations Vans Half Cabs were produced in limited numbers and will only be available at In4mations Ward Warehouse as well as their Online Shop. The Ward In4mation opens at 10amUTC and the shoes will be served on a first come first serve basis. If any pairs are still available after this weekend, the Ward Warehouse will begin accepting phone orders Monday, January 12th.

In4mation Ward Warehouse
1050 Ala Moana Blvd B1
Honolulu, HI. 96814
Phone: 808.597.1447

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Vans keeps it coming hard in heavy in the beginning of 2009. Their latest drop is a set of classic Era models. Each model uses the familiar suede upper, but has a unique ‘Croc’ texture on the side panels. Available now in light brown or lime green at Vans accounts like DQM.

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This summer, Nike will be releasing the Hypermax, an apparent sequel to the popular Hyperdunk basketball model. Like the Hyperdunk, the Hypermax will employ Nike’s new Flywire technology, but comes with some new tweaks, such as an ankle strap and a full length Air Max sole for the power ballers. This wildly colorful grey/black/sport red pair is a sample, but can be had on ebay right now if you are a size 9 and can’t wait until June.

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So we’ve heard about Kanye West’s collaboration with Louis Vuitton for quite some time now, he recently confirmed it on TMZ but he’s decided to blog about it himself. He just posted one of six designs that he did with Louis Vuitton on his blog. The first pair is a very clean white boat shoe with what looks like very premium white leathers and a puffed heel to add a little flavor. He was also recently seen wearing another style, check it out below. Via Kanye

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Etnies and Electronic Arts have worked together to bring the etnies GvR skateboarding contest to the Skate 2 video game, and has created an etnies Skate 2 RVM shoe for real world skateboarding. Drawing inspiration from etnies skate heritage, the RVM features the classic etnies Rap styling with a slimmed down mid-top silhouette on a vulcanized outsole and a tonal Skate 2 logo on the outer heel.  The RVM also features STI System G2 gel in the heel of the outsole to absorb shock and prevent heel bruises.  The shoe will be sold at Zumiez in the United States, and it will be available at select retailers internationally when the game hits stores late January 2009 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Online boutique, Karmaloop, has partnered with Reebok to create two exclusive new colorways of the Ventilator, colorfully dubbed the Blue Blood and the Purple Heart.  The Blue Blood sports a striking red/blue palette, while the Purple Heart is a bit more subdued in grey/purple.  Both come with two sets of laces, feature suede uppers and ventilated mesh side panels and have the words “karma” and “loop” stitched into the left and right heels respectively.  These are limited to only 50 pairs of each, so act fast.  Available now at Karmaloop.  Via nicekicks

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Nike has partnered with the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund to fight cancer in the month of February.   On 2/1 Nike will be releasing limited quantities of the Hyperdunk and Blue Chip in Think Pink colorways at all three House of Hoops locations with proceeds going to the fund.  The sneakers feature the charity’s logo on the tongues and will be accompanied by a matching t-shirt and basketball.  Yow is the coach of the NC State women’s basketball team and is currently on leave while waging her third battle with breast cancer.  Her story is an inspiration to her team, sport and women everywhere and will be recognized by several Women’s NCAA teams when they wear the Think Pinks on the court in the month of February.  Show your support on the 1st and fight cancer with each pair sold. via Footlocker Unlocked

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