As with the pair of Air Flytops we showed you earlier today, these Nike Air Royal Mids are pretty much the opposite of the white pair of that same model that dropped last week.  Also like the Flytops, these Royals are done up in a supremely soft black leather, which rides a white midsole.  Your choice at this point is pretty much, black or white, and straps or no (or one of each!).  Grab these Air Royals today from Caliroots.

Style: 366384-004
Color: Black/Dark Shadow-White

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Are we cool with settling on cigar boxes as the design inspiration for these?  The brown croc Air Jordan II has a high-class look that suggests you might be able to rock them regardless of the dress code, but it’s the red wax stamp on the outer ankle collar that has yet to be clarified.  We’ve seen MJ with more stogies than Makers Marks and cranberry vodkas combined, so it seems likely that ‘Bin 23′ is alluding to the ‘other’ kind of corona.  Take a look at more photos after the jump and let us know what you think.  via Kinstor

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The juggernaut that is the Air Jordan VI Retro continues rolling in 2010. With both (near-) OG colourways releasing this spring, there’s also a third black and white pair. Before you get all ‘whaaa?’, these joints are more different from either the Oreos or Motorsports AJVIs to be either’s bizarro- pair. Instead, they have a wholly unique look, thanks to the purple and gold contrast stitching that holds their black nubuck uppers together. We haven’t seen that since the Cinco de Mayo Pack of AJ1s, nor have we seen an official release date, but Marquee Sole has a limited-size run available already.

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Where are you, Vandal?  Other than a couple of previews for upcoming releases, the holiday season was conspicuously lacking Nike Vandal drops.  Here’s one for the new year, and it uses the Vandal’s signature piping to dramatic effect.  The black lines over a purple underlay make these look slightly cel-shaded, while a snakeskin pattern adds some wildness to the toebox and eye-plackets.  If you want another pair of syrupy Vandals, grab these from Japan’s Limited Edt.

Style: 315057-511
Color: Club Purple/White-Black

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A new duo of Converse Poorman’s Weapon sneakers just released, but don’t forget about where they came from.  It was exactly a year ago today that the original black nylon design released in collaboration with UNDEFEATED, and looks like Eddie Cruz and company are ready for round three.  Coming up on Friday, January 29th a new navy blue UNDFTD x Converse Poorman Weapon will release with all the trimmings: bomber jacket nylon upper, velcro logos and flight helmet bags, and will release alongside matching MA-1 Flight Jackets.  Click the jump below for a look at the entire collection.  via HS

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The latest Nike Air Max LeBron VII colourway would match the CavsFanatic HWC uniforms to a t.  Actually, the ‘t’s they’ll be matching is on Christ the King Regional High School‘s uniforms.  Their insignia replaces the ‘LRJ23′ logo that’s typically on the inner heel, giving us a look at the first non-LeBron AML7 PE.  The suede on these looks especially lux, so click the jump below for a ton more photos.  via Kinstor

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It’s easy for a boutique to get a collab shoe- it’s pretty much an incentive for giving these footwear brands so many sales.  As an artist being asked to design a shoe, it pretty much shows where you are in your career; you’re doing big things and a brand knows what you can do for one of their shoes.  But as an informative platform, sites provide so much info that is unbeknownst to the masses in any other way, yet that doesn’t mean those behind these sites are necessarily creative themselves.

Freshness just posted a sneak peak of their first collaboration with adidas with more on the way it seems like.  The adidas Equation, the convertible bball shoe that got some good buzz from its NBA team editions, will be getting a new look full of Freshness.  The black upper with white 3-stripe patterns, influenced by dazzle camo, is contrasted by lime green stitching to compliment the Freshness logo on the tongue.  No matter if you decide to rock ‘em high or low, this is gonna be a serious look.  via Freshness

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Read the title and thought, “Didn’t we just see a Flytop in dark shadow?”  Yup, you’re right.  Here’s another Nike Air Flytop that uses that same carbon-grey shade as an accent, but instead of the white leather upper we saw on that most recent pair last week, these joints opt for a buttery smooth black leather.  If you copped the white joints, you should probably have these, and if you didn’t, why not?  One of the most versatile Swoosh sneakers, these Air Flytops are available from Caliroots.

Style: 385225-001
Color: Black/Dark Shadow-White

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We saw a little of this from Nike SB too, but its clear that Converse Skateboarding is getting back to basics.  With their upcoming collection for Fall/Winter 2010, they have some simple two and three-coloured kicks on the way.  The black, white and red midtops pictured have the Y-shaped ankle lockdown that typifies the Weapon series, but it’s slightly different, and integrated into a traditional skate-style side panel.  There’s also a white and blue midtop that is, itself, slightly different than both.  A lowtop pair in grey, white and black is probably the cut-off version of the first model, so stick with Sneaker News and we’ll update you once they get a proper name.  via HS

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Settling this sort of thing would probably be even messier than boxing’s current picture, but we’d nominate SBTG among the heavyweights of sneaker customization.  Case in point: their Nike Air Force 1s and Dunks for Chinese New Year 2010.

Valentine’s Day, February 14th marks the new Year of the Tiger and Royalefam are marking the metal Tiger with the SBTG Premium Flying Tiger Nike Dunk Low pictured above.  They’re made to resemble fighter plane graphics made famous by the Flying Tiger ‘volunteer’ group of Americans who joined up with the Chinese Air Force in late 1941 (they were actually making about three times what they originally earned stateside, possibly the most subtly-streetsmart reference on a sneaker, ever).

Another Dunk joins the battle, this time a hightop from the new SBTG Basics line.  The lows are more detailed, so these are more affordable.  A similar design has also been applied to the AF1 Metal Tiger.  All three pairs will release on the ‘other’ V-Day, Sunday, Feb 14th.  Click the jump for more photos, plus a video from Royalefam.

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If Cosbyness really is next to godliness, then these joints really might be holy grails.  Truth be told, they’re probably not limited enough to reach grail status, but the latest Nike SB Dunk High Premium is double-take stuff.  Sure, the Cooji sweater itself was retroed (after UNDRCRWN and adidas brought it back), but this Dr. Huxtable Dunk reminds you why dudes started wearing technicoloured dream-sweaters in the first place.  Only white and black leather could perfectly balance a shoe whose wool overlay is about as loud as any we’ve ever seen.  We’ve been expecting these, and the Dr. Huxtables (were) just delivered at Premium Laces.

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First depicted on the 15th issue of Australian magazine Sneaker Freaker, the Nike Zoom Morizaba is the latest release from All Conditions gear.  They’re equipped for pretty much any kind of terrain you might want to run in, with Flywire-enhanced side panels and the boulder-ready TrailFrame Suspension.  They also have that slightly outlandish ACG look with the neon blue and green hits, plus reflective 3M on the toe for your urban night excursions.  Grab them today from the UNDFTD Japan e-store.

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