Eric Elms whose work many of you have seen on Supreme tees, Nike sneakers, Undefeated art, album covers and and many other visually stunning pieces has worked with Vans to develop a pack of three sneakers and two tees. The sneakers which is a new model is a mid-top with a solid suede uppers, a Syndicate PU footbed and Vans’ waffle grip. The tees are call out “Time of my Life” on tombstones are signature Eric Elms illustrations. Look for the pack this coming July 2009. Via Mash

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The Air Structure Triax 91 which retroed for the first time during the Summer of 2008 has been a huge success for Nike with a variety of new colorways and the original colorways. The Nike Air Hoop Structure is a surprise to us as we’ve seen hybrids within categories but a cross category hybrid is fairly new. The Air Structure Triax 91 running sneaker has been turned into a basketball sneaker! The above colorway is very similar to the og Air Strcture Triax 91 in White Black Teal, but the teal is now aquamarine. There are a few more colors scheduled for Summer 2009 with the above dropping August 2009. Thanks Ice Sole.

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For most of the past NBA All Star Games, Nike has commemorated the occasion with a special edition Air Force 1 that’s usually sold in the hosting city. This year, instead of Nike’s designer coloring up the design, DJ Clark Kent has stepped into the ASG Air Force 1 designer role. The colors are of course inspired by they host city’s own, the Phoenix Suns. On the upper, DJCK chose a lux tan nubuck for the front half with micro-perforations on on the toebox and side panels. The rest of the upper features a yellow perforated leather on the swoosh, tongue label and heel tab while the heel is a patent purple. The inner lining and to the midsole features orange while the outsole is a nice clean gum. The year “09″ is stitched on to the outer front side and the lace locks call out “East” on the right shoe and “West” on the left shoe. To finish out this nice package, DJ Clark Kent invited lace masters Starks to design a fitting set of laces for the 2009 All Star Game Air Force 1.  Look for this ASG AF1 during this years All Star Game in Phoenix. Via Freshness

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We used a picture of this colourway to showcase the unveiling immediately following our presentation of Nike’s Zoom Kobe IV unveiling webcast, but these are the first new shots we’ve seen since.  A white shoe with a black Swoosh, heel/rear quarter and lining and purple sole-toe and laces, they’ll perfectly match the LA Lakers’ white jerseys.  You’ll have your chance to rock these when they release next month at retailers like Dunk.com.cn

Style: 344336-101
Color: White/Black-Varsity Purple

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Nike and Puma have both reveled in red and gold, releasing several shoes to commemorate Chinese New Year.  This Reebok Pump Omni Lite honoring the Year of the Ox might not get as much hype as the utterly breathtaking CLOT 1World Air Force 1 Supreme, they’re sure to turn heads.  A black and red leather upper is spiced up with black graphics atop the red sections.  The signature Omni Lite plastic wave is gold on either side, while a golden ox guards your heels.  You can look at the other photos and then add em to your holiday collection at mita.

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We’ve seen a ton of Reeboks that evoke their 1980′s heyday, but less often do we see them revisit the 90′s.  At first glance, these seem similar to a “Miami Vice” pallate, but a closer look reveals the bright neon (not pastel) colourway reminiscent of alot of shoes we saw emerge around ’89.  Featuring a reflective Reebok logo, the Inferno sports a white upper with tangerine and electric blue accents.  A smooth ride on Hexalite, these joints are equipped with PLAY DRY technology so you can run in puddles, or whatever dudes used to during the grunge era.  No matter the planned activity, you’ll find these early this year, and we’ll let you know exactly when once we know.  Via NiceKicks

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Back in the Fall of 2008 Kevin Durant’s first signature sneaker debuted with good reception and seems to be a highly anticipated basketball kick of 2009.  This version of the Nike KD1 throws it make to Kevin Durant’s college days at University of Texas.  The shoe is fairly simple with a burnt orange and black sole, which features a nice, soft cushion of Nike Zoom technology.  The upper features a bascially one-piece construction of black, textured leather with burnt orange stitching and a white Swoosh accented with burnt orange.  KD shouts out to his mother with a graphic on the inner of the tongue-tab and also throws some quotations and statistics on the sole (which might remind you of a certain shoe that is represented by the letter “X”).  Stay tuned for the official release information of this beauty, and be sure to check out the rest of the pictures.

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To follow up on the Adidas Ecstasy Mid we just showed you we have news of a Hi version of the shoe that comes in a bit more feminine colorway.  This shoe features a dope hi-top construction with  “adidas” written in huge white letters around the ankle.  The Adidas logo can be seen in shiny black and pink color scheme on the mid-panel (surrounded by white leather) and on the tongue.    The toe-box features perforated pink leather surrounded by  textured, black nubuck.  Definitely a great hi-top for all you ladies.  If it catches your eye, pick them up now at Grip Footwear.

Name: Adidas Ecstasy Hi
Style #: 768673
Color: White/Black/Bloom

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In the middle of December we showed you the Adidas Diamond Pack which released in lieu of Adidas upcoming 60th anniversary in 2009.  Now that it is 2009, and thus the official 60th year of Adidas being in business, expect to see more and more releases celebrating the company.  To keep the good times rolling, Adidas has releases this Ecstasy mid in a black and white colorway.  First seen back in 1986, the retro version of the Ecstasy Mid comes with classic ’80s stylings such as the shiny Adidas logo on the mid-panel and the metallic silver around the ankle.  The rest of the show features black nubuck, patent leather and regular smooth leather all mixed together and all topped off by white piping.  If you’re interested in copping, Grip Footwear has limited quantities available now.

Name: Adidas Ecstasy Mid
Style #: 548935
Color: Black/Black/Metallic Silver

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While the Jeremy Scott additions to the adidas Originals by Originals campaign stands as a prime example of hype, we’ve only seen a few of the other releases planned by Three Stripe’s upscale division.  That was, until now.

Pictures of the Spring 2009 collection have emerged via adiFANS.net’s adidas news finder.  We see iconic styles like the Superstar, Forum and the Micropacers we showed you earlier, plus a smattering of less often seen models, all featuring the Originals Collection’s fine touch.  Check em out after the jump.

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To promote the Nike Blazer Mid iD Nike Japan called on the talent of both animation house Studio 4°C and director Koji Morimoto to create an interactive animation and animated short. In the Nike iD REALCiTY animaition, the duo created 3 characters who run and fly through an monotoned city and colored it up. In the interactive piece, you are the character coloring up the Blazer and in its final form color up the entire city.  Check out Nike iD REALCiTY. Via Freshness

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With a full Nike retrospective on Penny Hardaway’s former signature sneakers over the past few months, Nike will complete the collection with a new hybrid called the 1/2 Cent scheduled for March 2009. This shoe is a fusion of all the signature Nike sneakers that Penny Hardaway wore throughout his career, taking inspiration from the Foamposite 1’s and the Air Max Penny II’s through Air Max Penny IV’s. This shoe will commemorate Penny’s All-Star career and celebrate his time with Nike. The very official royal and black colorway is scheduled for a March 2009 release date and a black colorway is also in the works.  Via chajinyoung

Style: 344646-041
Color: Varsity Royal/Black-Metallic Silver
Price: $190.00

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