Back in 2004, before we knew him as the dangling feet that show off fresh new kicks, Ty of Chicago’s LDRS1354 had then 14 year old sneaker customizer C2 put a special touch on some Nike Dunk Highs.  Five years later, C2′s college career is taking him out of the custom kicks game, so LDRS is sending him off in style.  The C2 x Leaders1354 x Nike Dunk High ‘Dunk 95′ customs will be limited to 12 pairs when they release on Friday, August 21st.  LDRS1354 also expects to have New Era fitted caps to match the design for the lucky few who can grab a pair.

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The latest Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke to be created at the NSW space at 21 Mercer in SOHO (New York) is by Dan Gamache, who decided to use Maroon and Aqua color combination similar to the original Nike “Year of the Dog” Air Force 1 that many AF1 fanatics love. Dan’s Bespoke Air Force 1 features a rich suede around the toebox and elephant print on the back of the shoe, an ice midsole is accented against an Aqua Swoosh and outsole. via 21 Mercer

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With the Nike Hyperize AP City Pack, the group was held together by ties to different nations.  Another theme in the set was inspiration from architecture.  The Hong Kong joints celebrated the city’s soon to be renovated MacPherson Stadium and this latest release draws on another iconic Chinese design.  The China release is white and silver, with a gridded design on the overlay hearkening back to the ‘Birdsnest’ Olympic Stadium from Beijing’s 2008 summer games.  Despite being silver, they might be the winner of the bunch and you can grab a pair today from eBay.  Photos: ID4Shoes

Style: 367177-101
Color: White/Metallic Silver

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The Nike Air Hoop Structure takes the best of the Nike Air Structure Triax originally released in 1991 and morphs it into a retro basketball shoe of today that still features enough components that can support the modern day basketball player. Designed by Nike Sportswear’s Urban Design Director, Marc Dolce. The Nike Air Hoop Structure’s newest colorway that will be released in the upcoming months is this White, Hot Red, and Black colorway that has a strong resemblance to the original Air Jordan VI in White and Infared. Take a look at some of the design process of the Air Hoop Structure after the jump. via Sole Collector

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It’s hard to believe but SLAM Magazine’s annual KICKS magazine is already into it’s 12th year/issue and this issue features none other than 2008-09 NBA Rookie of the Year, Derrick Rose, of the Chicago Bulls. This issue will feature articles on Nate Robinson, Brandon Jennings, the future of Jordan Brand and what they have planned as for Retro’s, the new Nike Air Max Lebron VII, and more. For a limited time you can recieve a free copy of KICKS 12 if you subscribe to SLAM. Check out some past KICKS covers after the jump…

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The leaves will fall soon, but let’s hope they don’t look like this.  That’s no knock on these new Asics Saiko Runner MTs, which look excellent sporting powder blue leaveson the underlay.  Atop this is a set of similarly coloured leather straps that descend into a suede toebox for a nice tonal effect.  Several shades of grey also compliment the look and help to bring in the black heel.  Grab these today, exclusively at mita sneakers.

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It’s official that vulcanized midsoles are the latest hot trend in lifestyle sneakers. With some models, this look has been around for a long time, but now some brands are taking some of their classic models and adding a vulcanized sole to the original design for a more stylish street look. We’ve shown a bunch of Nike styles like the Auto Flight and Auto Force that have experimented with the vulc sole hybrid concept and now it appears that Puma will also be following suit. Their classic First Round model has been streamlined for a cleaner, less bulky casual look and has also been spiced up with some sun-ray type graphics on the midsoles. Both black/white/red and white/black/silver versions of the First Round Vulc will be hitting select retailers some time in 2010, so stay tuned for further info. Via Sneakers.Br.

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Early presents can be some of the best surprises.  With the Air Jordan VII DMP 60+ Pack, the unexpected joy comes in the form of an early release.  They were set to drop next Saturday, but Jordan Brand bumped it up a week at the very last moment.  You already know by now that these contain the original black, charcoal, red and purple ‘Raptors’ plus a new Orlando Magic design in white with blue accents and a pinstriped tongue.  They come in the dope double-decker box that commemorates MJ’s heroic losing effort at Chicago Stadium on January 16, 1993.  If you’ve been patiently waiting for these, you can finally get your hands on this killer pack tomorrow at select Jordan Brand retailers like PackerShoes.

Style: 371496-991
Color: Multicolor/Multicolor

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The Air Jordan Force Fusion XIII might be the most controversial offering yet from the often-maligned Fusion series, and that’s saying something. While some Air Jordans make for a more seamless transition to the Air Force 1 midsole, this version seems to be forcing the issue a little more than some of the others. One of the key factors that made the original Air Jordan XIII such a special shoe was the design’s flowing lines and shapes. While some of that translates nicely onto the upper of the AJF XIII, things seem to get a little awkward down towards the midsole. As with all sneakers, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and to the pro-Fusion crowd, these may very well be embraced, but it’s looking like they might be a harder sell than usual to the Jordan purists or even those who are still on the fence. Take a look at some more detailed pics after the jump and don’t hesitate to let us know where you stand on these polarizing kicks. Via FlightClub.Tistory.

Color: White/Black-Varsity Red
Style: 375453-101

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A few days ago, we gave you a look at the Chicago version of the now ongoing Air Max LeBron VII City Pack. As you may already know, besides the custom Artist Series 1 of 1′s that we showed you earlier, for each city that LeBron is visiting on his More Than A Game World Tour, Nike will be releasing 123 pairs of a Saint Vincent St. Mary colorway of the shoe, each with the host city’s name on the Air bubble and a still image from the film inset on the inner heel section of the upper. Here we have a look at the Washington, D.C. edition, which as noted, may be almost identical to Chicago’s, but based on the movie’s “team” focus, it makes perfect sense that the SVSM colorway is used for every city’s shoe. You can get more info and a better look at the D.C. Air Max LeBron VII and stay tuned for more kicks from more stops on the tour soon.

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With back-to-school just around the corner, ALIFE Footwear just released a number of new colorways of their silhouettes, in stores, online and at ALIFE retailers. The three silhouettes from this collection plays on one of the most used tools in education, the highlighter which inspires three new colorways of the Alife Court Cup Hi-Lite, two colors of the Alife Shell Toe Hi-Lite, and three colorways of the Alife Everybody High Hi-Lite. The Alife Everybody High seem to be ALIFE’s signature shoe and gets three other new treatments for Fall including two colors in AllOver Print, two colors in Americas Cut and three colors in black suede and pop-color outsoles. The Alife Chuck which we’ve seen earlier gets two treatments making up five new colorways and last is the Alife Mono Applique with three colors. Look for these now at ALIFE retailers, ALIFE stores and alifenyc.com.

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Following Nike’s lead, Converse has recently introduced their own “ID” customization options, letting consumers create their very own personalized versions of some of the brand’s classic models like the Chuck Taylor All-Star, Jack Purcell and many others. Sneaker News was invited to try our hand at a custom Converse shoe and our weapon of choice was none other than the Converse Weapon 86 Hi, a legendary basketball model with a simple design that seemed ripe for customization. With the Weapon 86 Hi, you are presented with a bunch of nice color and material options, giving the customizer an infinite combination of possibilities to work with. If you’d like to personalize your very own pair of Converse kicks, get over to the Converse ID site now and get to work.

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