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Futura has done more collaborative work with Nike than anyone else this year, but they’ve all been Air Force 1s. Some might see that as a bummer and wonder what else the legendary street artist could have added his signature touch to, but for anybody who ‘gets’ the Uptowns, it was an obvious choice. This latest team effort is another Futura x Nike Air Force 1 Low for the New York Yankees. It’s another curious colorway, since the Yanks wear neither black nor royal blue, but somehow this makes sense as an ‘away’ look. With MLB Opening Day 2010 on Sunday/Monday, these should be out soon; keep it glued to Sneaker News for updates. via Dunk.com.cn
Style: 318775-004
Color: Black/White-Wolf Grey-Team Royal
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Mayor is the king of Air Force 1s and his ATF crew members DJ Clark Kent and All Day are no strangers to Nike Air Force 1 Bespokes, but it was their boy DJ Greg Street who exposed the Bespoke building process via video. Greg celebrated his birthday with ATF at 21 Mercer by creating the ‘UNDESTREETED’ AF1 Bespoke, which is a clear play on the UNDFTD x Air Jordan IV from 2005. Hot shoe, even hotter video; be sure to check it out in its entirety after the jump.
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Asics dropped a ‘Salmon & Butter’ Pack of GT II runners at last summer’s Bread & Butter Berlin trade show, but they were only for friends and family. Here’s an even rarer take on the fishy pink hue, this time from go-to Asics collaborator Ronnie Fieg. Fieg designed this one-off ‘Samlon Toe’ Asics Gel Lyte III, but the samples never cleared for retail, so this single pair is all that exists of what would have surely been a highly sought after team effort. The combination of nubuck, leather and pigskin is probably as soft as it looks, but the only way you’ll have a chance to inspect them in person is to Tweet this message: “Follow @RonnieFieg to win the RF x Salmon Toe Asics sample, brought to you by RonnieFieg.com”
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House of Hoops is hitting us off with a rock solid Summer 2010 collection. The latest HoH-exclusive is this Nike Air Max Tempo retro in a clean varsity royal and white colorup. One of the truly iconic models from mid-’90s Nike Basketball and echoes the push to full-foot visible Air from its contemporary, the immortal Air Max 95. It’s for that reason plus the series that emerged in its wake that these are sometimes referred to as ‘Air Max Uptempo (95)’. Ask for them by name, cos the Nike Air Max Tempo will return to HoH shelves soon and Sneaker News will keep you posted on the release date. via SoleCollector
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With the Nike Auto Flight moving into its second generation of colorways, we’re seeing some promising new developments. This new pair in grey and electric green is one of the best arguments for vulcanizing the soles of this classic basketball hightop, as its nearly monochromatic design and super-high cut make it fit in perfectly amongst the most fashion-forward (and expensive) sneakers we’ve seen over the last year or so. Get em before they’re gone: these just dropped at select Nike Sportswear retailers including Atlanta’s Wish.
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The Dinosaur Jr. Dunk High SB was a highly sought after item in 2007 by sneaker collectors who probably could not recite a J. Mascis lyric or even point him out in a police line-up. Well hype is as hype does, and in 2010, Dinosaur Jr. comes back to Nike SB with a special colorway of the Nike SB Zoom Omar Salazar, featuring a colorway inspired by Junior’s 2009 album “Farm” that seemingly goes hand-in-hand with Salazar’s visions outer space. If the Dinosaur Jr. Omar Salazar is out of your reach, pick up a pair for under a bill from yellownxt on eBay.
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In April 2005, the University of Kansas signed an eight-year contract with adidas for all its athletic equipment and apparel. Just prior, KU had been courting several possible sponsors, including Jordan Brand. Here’s a look at what could have been, had the Jayhawks stayed with Nike or switched to the JB subsidiary: an Air Jordan XIII PE. The white upper means these were intended for home games at Allen Fieldhouse, but the red/blue sole means they’re unique amongst all the AJXIIIs we’ve seen. Enjoy a huge spread of photos after the jump and pick up this insanely rare size 12.5 sample from thesoleprovider on eBay.
Style: JBM277 M39 C1
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The field in the SN March Madness Sneaker Tournament has been narrowed down to eight survivors, leaving only one grudge match per bracket before we get to our 2010 Final Four. We’re just as surprised as may of you to see which sneakers are still alive and which have been sent packing. Many of the favorites have already been knocked out, setting up some very interesting matchups for the Elite Eight round. The Air Jordan XI will battle it out with the Air Jordan V in the Jordan bracket, while the classic White on White Air Force 1 meets the Kaws edition with AF1 supremacy on the line. In the Nike Classics region, the Air Max 95 will try to stop the momentum of the Foamposite, and the two top seeds are poised to duke it out in the Dunk SB bracket. Voting for Round 3 will end tonight at midnight, so get your votes in now and do your part to try to send your favorites to the Final Four.
Please remember that in the case of the Air Jordan and Nike Classics brackets, you are voting for the overall models, not just the specific colorways pictured.
ROUND 3 POLLS END TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT SO GET YOUR VOTES IN NOW!!
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What first comes off as a pair of Playoff 8′s ends up actually being a rarely seen sample; similar colorways except for the yellow Jumpman logo laying on a strange basketball and hoop embroidery. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time when shrink wrapping couldn’t be a fail-proof barrier for these precious samples. Seeing an OG pair begin to crumble is a terrible feeling that most veteran sneakerheads have unfortunately succumbed to in the past few years- an experience that newer cats have yet to encounter (unless they’ve been lucky enough to scoop up OG pairs already) but they will in a few years when their recent retro purchases become victims to time. It’s especially traumatic when a crumbling pair is quite rare or even a sample; like that of this case. But we at Sneaker News see it as an opportunity for viewers to get a look into the anatomy of one of the most popular basketball shoes of all time. We hope this becomes yet another cautionary suggestion to look into better storage systems for your valuable collection. via Kenlu
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This latest Nike Air Classic BW should be renamed the “BWG”, as in Black, White, and Gold. The upper features an all-black look with a gold trim on the swoosh, tongue, and bottom sole. White barely makes the cut. The BW is constructed with so many layers that infinite color-combos are possible (just try it out on Nike iD) but a monochrome upper works just as well. One point of interest is the patent leather on the upper which adds an extra touch of polish to this already refined colorway. You can purchase a pair over at Titolo.
Style: 309210-019
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