As you may already know, in what might seem like a odd pairing, Jeff Staple has partnered with Airwalk to create a new collaborative collection to be sold in Payless shoe stores. To kick-off the endeavor, Airwalk and Staple hosted a Past.Present.Now launch event at New York’s Openhouse gallery where they showed off some of Airwalk’s classic models, as well as the 9 new styles designed by STPL. Over 400 guests were in attendance to show their support to the project with DJ Neil Armstrong providing the sounds for the evening. The Staple Design x Airwalk collection will be available in nationwide Payless stores and on their website beginning August 11th. For further info on this intriguing team-up, you can check out www.stplxairwalk.com.  Via Freshness.

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With the first tribute to MJ’s sixty-plus point achievements dropping earlier this month, Jordan Brand releases a Sixty Plus fit just for the young ladies.  Like previous Jordan hybrids, the Sixty Plus brings together design elements of some of the most famous Air Jordans, in this case the Air Jordan I, II, V and VII.  With much anticipation for the Jordan 60+ in past few months, it’s safe to say you’ll be seeing a lot of youngin’s hitting the streets with these.  Available now at Jordan retailers including Extra Butter.

Color: White/Red Plum/Black

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Last week, we gave you a peek at this striking new Jordan CP3.II model along with the unfortunate news that they were being released exclusively in China. Now that some people have gotten their hands on this colorway, we have some new images that show the incredible details that can be found on this version of the CP3.II. The shoe sports a White leather upper with splashes of Black and Neptune Blue on various sections of the design. What really makes these kicks special though is the incredibly intricate decorative graphics that adorn the tongue and heel, adding some Asian flavor thanks to the style and imagery of the designs, as well as some slick Metallic Gold highlights. Sadly, most of us will never get our hands on a pair, but you can check out the finer details of the shoe in some great closeup pics after the jump. Via NT.

Color: White/Metallic Silver-Black-Neptune Blue
Style: 376435-101

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There are a lot of people in both the skate and sneaker game who are excited about the new Nike SB Zoom P-Rod III. We’ve already shown you previews of P-Rod’s third signature shoe from Nike SB and now we get a look at the boldest version yet. This colorway features a tonal Sport Red upper with sections of suede, smooth leather and a durable quilted material. Accents are provided by a Black midsole and lining, as well as some touches of white on the tongue and heel branding and the stitching on the upper. For those who remember back to 2003, these are reminiscent of the True Red/Black Vamps Dunk Low SB. These are expected to hit select Nike SB accounts such as Poets soon, so make sure to keep an eye out if you’ve been waiting for a crack at these. No word either on the wooden boxes these early pairs have been seen in.

Color: Sport Red/Sport Red
Style: 366620-661

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Hot on the heels of the super-cool Nike x Transformers 2 pack, Nike will also be releasing another three pack of kicks inspired by another classic 80′s cartoon turned summer blockbuster. You may have already seen our preview of the Cobra Commander Alpholution and now we get a look at another installment of the collection. The deadly white-suited Cobra ninja, Storm Shadow, will be the inspiration for the second shoe in the pack, a mostly White Zoom Sharkalaid with some minimal Black and Red accents and a clear outsole. Like the Cobra Commander Alpholution, these kicks feature the Cobra insignia on the tongue and a Swoosh x Cobra logo on the insoles. These are expected to drop some time in August to coincide with the release of the G.I. Joe movie and will of course be packaged in a retro-looking G.I. Joe toy box similar to the Transformers 2 Pack. Via FootLockerUnlocked.

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On his recent Nike Basketball Asia Tour, Kobe Bryant stopped by Singapore to not only check up on the local basketball players but also to recieve these custom Nike Dunk High’s from arguably the best sneaker customizer in the game, SBTG. SBTG who recently released an Original Collection of custom College Nike Dunk’s, created this special 1 of 1 “Varsity Bones” pair for Kobe Bryant, that takes inspiration from the idea of “What if?”. Although Kobe went straight to the NBA out of Lower Merion High School, he has said on a number of occasions he would’ve gone to Duke, had he chosen to go to College. This SBTG x Nike Dunk High features the Duke colorway as well as some graphics and insignia of both Bryant and Duke. This pair was given to KB24 aka the Black Mamba in his own shoe size of a US 14 and came in a special wooden box. via STREEThing

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Yesterday we gave you a look at some photos of the November 2009 Air Jordan XII Retro “Flu Game” in Black and Varsity Red, today our friends over at marqueesole have blessed us with some detailed photos of this Retro Jordan that commemorates one of the most memorable Jordan performances ever when MJ came down with the flu during the NBA Finals yet still managed to score 38 points in a crucial Game 5 against the Utah Jazz. His legendary performance that game has led the Jordan Brand to commemorate his performance with this Air Jordan XII Black and Varsity Red sneaker that features a sick face graphic to represent the flu. Look for these to drop at select Jordan Brand retailers this Holiday season. via marqueesole

Color: Black/Varsity Red
Style: 130690-062

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In case you’re not a regular in New York’s Lower East Side, that’s ALIFE’s A.R.C. Sports storefront at 157 Rivington St.  The somewhat Supreme-like script in the window is a reminder that this Saturday, August 1st will see the launch of the A.R.C. x Nike Dunk High Supreme TZ.  These have a dope mix of black suede and a tonal check pattern on the upper, accented with a white Swoosh and A.R.C. circular insignia on the rear quarter.  Last but certainly not least is the 0.44 Sticky Rubber outsole in a delicious gum hue.  ALIFE will have a free ‘Black, White, Gum & Bang!’ tee for the first 100 buyers and then some to sell after that.  The shoe drops at 2pm, followed by a party at A.R.C.’s courtyard at 3.  They will see an ‘extended’ release at other Tier Zero retailers soon thereafter.

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R&B Singer, Chris Brown, who has been through his fair share of trouble over the past few months was spotted in New York City on Monday at Harlem’s Rucker Park where he played in a Celebrity Basketball Game against a team led by DJ Webstar. Brown whose been recording his next studio album found time to make it out to the blacktop and did so in a fresh pair of Air Jordan XII Retro’s in the Black and University Blue colorway that we all know as the “Nubuck’s”.

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Nike just announced a World Tour featuring NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James that will span three continents over two months focusing on empowering youth, community service, grassroots basketball activities, and basketball innovation through the introduction of the Nike Air Max LeBron VII.

LeBron’s World Tour will operate in conjunction with the promotional tour for the Lionsgate film, More Than a Game, which traces LeBron’s journey through adolescence both on and off the court with his teammates from Saint Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. Lionsgate is expecting to release the film in theaters on October 2nd, with an expansion on October 9th, and a wider expansion on October 16th.

Nike will introduce LeBron’s next signature performance shoe, the Nike Air Max LeBron VII, in advance of the World Tour which begins in Chicago on August 11.

From Chicago, the World Tour moves onto Washington, D.C. (August 13) and James’ hometown of Akron, Ohio (August 21); Beijing (August 24), Shenyang (August 26), and Shanghai (August 28) in China; and Paris (Sept 1-3) and London (September 4-5). The Tour returns to the U.S. in New York (September 20) before concluding in Los Angeles (September 26).

“More than a Game will enable kids all around the world to learn that they can achieve their dreams and goals through hard work and perseverance, not just in basketball but in whatever they decide to do in life,” said LeBron James. “We can all give back and make a difference in many different ways which I hope to convey and lead by example.”

More info on the tour and on the Air Max LeBron VII Artist Series below…

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Sneaker customizer, AKALAZY, has customized a special Nike Air Force 1 for the King of Air Force 1′s, DJ Clark Kent. This custom by Lazy use an Air Force 1 Low as a base for his custom and the result is a gorgeous all over denim AF1 that presumably only DJCK will own. The entire upper is covered in denim that is stained and a bit distressed, the Swoosh uses another peice of denim, and the stitching used on the shoe comes in a bright Yellow color. The only size you’ll be able to find these in is a US 13 and that’s if you know DJ Clark Kent, otherwise you can always try hitting up AKALAZY for a pair of customs.

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Between all the Nike Zoom Kobe IV colorways that have already dropped and the infinite possibilities offered by Nike iD, we have already seen just about every colorway of the shoe that you can think of. Just when you thought Nike was done putting out new versions, this pair emerges with a simple look that really does the shoe justice. This Zoom Kobe IV sports a basic White/Purple color scheme that looks like something that would have been right at home matching the Black Mamba’s Lakers uniform last season. The specific release info on these is still unclear, but if you like what you see, MarqueeSole has some in stock already.

Color: White/Purple
Style: 381947-118

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