Browsing the "Asia Exclusive" Category
October 18th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Hong Kong streetwear label Subcrew launched their first sneaker collaboration earlier this year when they dipped the Vans OTW Alomar in red back in March. It’s clear they view that effort as a great success, and will follow it up with a tag team partnership with another major footwear brand. They bring along one of Singapore’s more popular artists as Jahan Loh applies his name and eye for color to this Subcrew MADE by Jahan x adidas Originals ZX 700. Stick with Sneaker News for updates on the release at Subcrew UNITY retail locations and check out more photos below in the meantime.
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October 11th, 2012 by Brendan Dunne
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It looks like LeBron James has set aside the Nike LeBron X for the time being, venturing out to China for a recent string of games ahead of the NBA season and picking some proper kicks to match. Don’t recognize them? On feet here is the Nike LeBron ST Low, an Asia exclusive model that popped up in a couple of the more iconic LeBron palettes before quickly disappearing once again. Stay with us after the jump to get a full view of LeBron rocking something outside the mainline releases and let us know if you’d like to get your hands on a pair of these in the comments below.
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October 5th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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adidas Originals issued a dope ‘Back to Campus’ pack last fall, pairing the iconic Campus lowtop with colorways borrowed from three of the nation’s foremost institutions of higher learning. Stanford, Texas and Georgetown all made appearances on these two-toned suede designs, and it appears the last has come back for a graduate course on the 1982 NCAA Basketball Championship. These new mita sneakers x adidas Originals Campus 80s are the second collabo from the Japanese sneaker specialists this year (and their third Campus overall), the grey pair of which is a Georgetown-revisiting foil to the soft blue Carolina Tarheels-ish edition. These will be up for grabs at mita come Saturday morning local time; do you see an import in your future?
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September 29th, 2012 by Brendan Dunne
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The Nike LeBron line has made a habit out of doling out some special colorways for the Chinese market for a few years now, not keeping things locked on one specific palette, but rather drawing on various forms of traditional art and mythology for these unique colorways. The latest switches up the formula once again, with the Nike LeBron X ‘Cutting Jade’ sporting an almost nuclear green upper and outsole. Also of note is that the pair hasn’t been spotted with the fancy lacelock as of yet, indicating it as a likely non Nike+ enabled drop, but we’ll keep you posted. The sneaker will release in the greater China region in early October, but stay tuned with Sneaker News for word on whether or not they will eventually make their way to the US. Also, make you sure click through for some juicy detailed shots of the ‘Cutting Jade’ Nike LeBron X.
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September 17th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Sneakerheads have long recognized Tokyo as one of the world’s key centers of influence, and now this new trio from the brand most singularly associated with California, USA shines light on a couple of other Japanese cities as well. The Vans “City Pack” brings together four-colored corduroy looks on the Vans Slip-On (Sendai), Era (Hakata) and Chukka Boot (Tokyo), each blocked in a similar asymmetrical style. Each pair’s insoles and box note their city along with the Vans’ classic ‘Red Tab’-ish fabric tags, and you can see them all after the jump below (which might be the only time, given the limited overseas availability).
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September 16th, 2012 by Brendan Dunne
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Hello Kitty sneakers? The concept may be a bit foreign to you tough guys but trust us, there are folks who live and breathe all things Sanrio. This one is for them, three new pairs of the Reebok PT-20 all decked out in the kawaii look (not the first time Hello Kitty has touched down on that silhouette if you’ll recall), each sporting an all over Hello Kitty stamp and a little bow for the dubrae. Stay with us after the jump to get a better feel for the Hello Kitty x Reebok collection and keep in mind that these three styles have already released and look to be staying as an Asia exclusive.
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September 12th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Just under a year ago, a quintet of LunarSpider+ R2 colorways were released as part of the ‘Ekiden Collection‘ celebrating runners at Japanese universities. The capsule takes on a sharper focus and simultaneously broadens its scope with this new set that shouts out four schools on three different models set to arrive for the holiday season. The Nike Zoom Speed Racer 4 AP joins the LunarSpeed Lite+ AP and Free 4.0 V2 AP in basic colorups featuring an emphasis on the red, blue, purple, brown and black school colors, and you can see the entire set after the jump below. We don’t expect these to arrive here in the States, but check back with Sneaker News for updates and let us know if you might import a pair.
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September 11th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Converse Addict is the One Star’s Japanese ultra-premium tier that launched in 2009 and brings the world’s most exacting consumer base the best quality Chuck Taylor All Stars imaginable. We’ve seen these pricey Vibram-soled Chucks in a fairly conservative range of colors and themes, and now the luxury treatment makes its way onto the One Star’s second most popular heritage silhouette. The Converse Addict Jack Purcell will arrive in a few weeks in three super-simple designs, the black pair suggesting white and grey styles will also arrive in the classic canvas build. They’ll likely remain Japan-exclusive like the previous Addict drops, so have a closer look below and let us know if you’re up for importing a pair.
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