Here’s a look at a croc-skin/tiger-striped Air Force 1, the seventh Air Force 1 Bespoke done at Nike Harajuku during the four-day Bespoke pop-up event. The toe and heel feature the luxurious croc-skin while the center panel, toebox, and lace-placket featured the fierce white/black tiger-stripes, with reptilian texture on the swoosh. Baseball stitching is placed on all the seams on the toebox and heel panel as well. For Air Force 1s, the lace placket is typically the same material/color as the toe-box but this design flips that trend and matches the tiger-stripe on the toe, giving that structural portion of the shoe a one-piece look. Take a look at the extra images after the jump and let us know which Nike Harajuku-born Bespoke is best thus far.

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Our sneaker freak brethren from Australia recently congregated at the Bleeding Heart Gallery for the Swap & Cop 2010 Event over the weekend to buy, sell, and trade some goodies in the form of footwear, gear, and art. Tables overflowing with Nike, New Balance, adidas, and Reebok heat were on hand for viewing pleasure, but a few neat-o features pushed Swap & Cop 2010 over the top as the best sneaker convention/summit in the continent’s history. Held at the event was the conclusion of the New Balance ‘Design a 574 Competition’, in which the Top 10 submissions were chosen by the Head of New Balance Lifestyle Australia and the crew at Project 4000, and a special ‘If the Shoe fits’ giveaway by adidas. Sneaker Freaker’s 19th Issue also made its debut as did a number of new footwear labels. There’s a lot more to see so check out the this Event Recap of Swap & Cop 2010 and let us know what catches you eye!

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If you’re not a fan of bright colors, here’s a new colorway of the Nike Air Max 1 that might please you. Featuring a simple black and sail (a slightly off-white tone) colorway, this basic color combination comes with a pair of orange laces – but of course you can swap ‘em out for any other color given that black and white goes with just about everything. Nothing wrong with leaving them on and matching it with a Orioles fitted or a Bengals uniform. Nubuck is the material of choice with breathable mesh on the toe and underlay – take a closer look after the jump and grab a pair from Titolo.

Style: 308866-018
Color: Black/Sail

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To many, Sole Provider is considered to be the bible of Nike basketball, chronicling the brand’s footwear history and chronicling it into different eras. Force, Flight, Zoom, Nike Battlegrounds, you named it – all the information as well the entire Nike Basketball catalog is included in this book. Size? has teamed up with Powerhouse Books – the publisher of Sole Provider – and released a limited edition Size? x Sole Provider book which features a new book jacket. The original book features the Nike Blazer Mid and the Nike Shox VC II but has been replaced by the recently previewed Size? x Nike Blazer Mid 10th Anniversary Pack. If you missed out on this must-have the first time around or would like to add this to your collection of publications, hit up Size? and check out the gallery after the jump for another look.

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While this new orange, dark navy blue, and silver colorway of the adidas Forum Mid won’t give you real-time street directions in a woman’s voice like a GPS system does, the vibrant colorway as well as the 3M-reflective material on the silver panels should be enough to guide you around your city. Featuring graphics of arrows on the strap as well as a traffic-sign on the tongue, the ‘City Survivor’ perfectly combines the 3M-reflective material with the tough mesh material to be a perfect city trekker. Take another look at this great new colorway of the classic Forum Mid and grab a pair now from TGWO.

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Paul Rodriguez’s Primitive out West just received a new batch of CONS Skate releases if you want to switch up from the typical Nike SB or adidas Skates. First up is the Cons CTS Chukka in black suede, a nice contrast to the perforated leather releases from earlier this year. A low version of the CTS in blue suede just dropped as well. Next up, a grey suede colorway of the ultra low-pro Anthony Pappalardo pro model is available. Check out all three new CONS Skate releases after the jump and head to Primitive to cop a pair.

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If a collaboration is going to be done, it’s gotta be done right, and adidas has got it down pat. Take a look at the latest release from the Star Wars x adidas Originals capsule – this time in the form of the classic adidas Originals ZX 800 inspired by another memorable Star Wars character, Boba Fett, who is the major villian of Episode V (The Empire Strikes Back), as he is hired by Darth Vader to find the Millenium Falcon. This pair of the ZX800 impeccably fuses the sneaker with Boba Fett’s armor, featuring tones of green, weathered orange, and brown, as well as a special Boba Fett lace dubrae and special patches on the heel, showcasing his Mandalorian affiliation. Continue reading for a detailed look and pick these up now over at CaliRoots or get yours on eBay.

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Given the number of Hyperdunk 2010 colorways that released thus far, it might be hard to believe that some colorways didn’t make the cut. Check out this unreleased colorway of the Nike Hyperdunk 2010 in white, black, and metallic silver; the colorway is simple enough and could match team uniforms all across the nation with the basic colorway, but a curious teal swoosh on the bottom sole provides an added pop to an otherwise plain colorway. This colorway also features a translucent outsole like the Team Bank Hyperdunk 2010 releases. This size 9 sample just hit ebay so take another look after the jump and buy this pair from oregonsole on eBay.

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The art of backboard shattering starts with a towering big-man with the pure dunking horsepower comparable to an elephant stampede and ends with a silence from the crowd and a Steve Urkel-esque ‘Did I do that?’ from the man responsible for the mess of glass shards. It’s like watching two grand slams in one inning (what-up, Fernando Tatis) or back-to-back kick-off returns for TDs in that both feats are still very much possible, but highly unlikely due to improved structural design of hoops, better special-teams defense, and not allowing Chan-Ho Park to pitch for that long.

Michael Jordan is, of course, remembered for his six Championship Titles and the countless game winners, but somewhere far down that list of “Stuff MJ Did” is the time he swooped into the paint and dunked mercilessly against a professional Italian basketball team during an exhibition game in Italy. He ended up showering the very men he just posterized in a downpour of glass, the backboard now an open window after it was picked clean by the resonating thud of Jordan’s slam dunk. The cherry on top was the Michael did this wearing a pair of the Air Jordan 1s – which surely had Nike salivating at the mouth. The game was played on August 25th, 1986, and was never televised but later surfaced during a sports highlight show on a Spanish television station, an odd coincidence which only adds to the mystique, so continue reading for the rare footage of Jordan shattering the backboard and let us know if you’ve seen any better from Shaq, Darryl Dawkins, Darvin Ham, or anyone else who has victimized the rim.

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Dwight Howard is undeniably one of the most unstoppable forces in the NBA today, but aside from commanding the paint for the Orlando Magic, Dwight has  a big personality and plenty of other talents to offer. Last Friday night, at the Gatorade Replay game in Chicago, Dwight got to try his hand at something new, serving as honorary coach for the eventually triumphant Brother Rice Crusaders. Between passionately pacing the sidelines and entertaining the lively crowd in attendance, Sneaker News got a chance to sit down with the young man also affectionately known as “Superman” and the “Man Child” to discuss, what else, but sneakers. We asked Dwight about his first sneaker memories, his signature sneaker line from adidas and, of course, his thoughts on the upcoming 2010-11 NBA season. Keep reading for the full Sneaker News interview with NBA superstar Dwight Howard, and stay tuned for more athlete and celebrity interviews coming soon.

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Over a month ago Sneaker News showed you a birthday cake designed after the Air Jordan XI Bred, and many of our hungry readers deemed it the most accurately baked pastry heat they’ve ever seen. Here’s another cake designed by the same baker/sneakerhead – Komaki Ueno – based on the Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Tiffany’. Clearly Komaki’s hard work is evident – she even went as far as imprinting the croc-skin upper and expressed difficulty in getting the aqua blue color just right. Everything looks tasty from this vantage point, as the colors, scaled proportions, and minute details of the Nike Dunk aren’t overlooked on Komaki’s latest oven-born project . Take another look at the Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Tiffany’ Cake after the jump and let us know what you think of this latest sneaker cake!

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During the 2010 U.S. Open in Flushing, New York, Roger Federer wore a special NYC Edition of the Nike Lunar Vapor Tour. Featuring a white and carolina blue colorway with his RF Nike logo on the left heel at a trophy logo on the right (with the number 5 representing his U.S. Open titles), this NYC Edition fits the bill as it also showcases the New York City skyline along the heel of the shoe. The inner tongue tag features ‘Roger Day Match 2010′, presumably for his daytime matches in the tournament. Unfortunately, this is the last we will see of Roger Federer in Flushing, as he lost to Novak Djokovic in the semi-final match. Continue reading for a gallery of images of Federer’s Lunar Vapor Tour NYC Edition and let us know what you think. via NT.

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