For those of you into film, the movie Beautiful Losers will open on August 8th in New York at the IFC Center. It follows the lives of a number of hip-hop and graffiti artists and the subcultures of skateboarding, surf, and punk that go along with them. In commemoration of this special film, Nike’s Jesse Leyva has created a series of 22 pairs of Dunks, each containing pictures of key moments from the movie digitally printed on the uppers. Two sets of these sneakers will be auctioned off in the near future, with proceeds planning to be donated to the Children’s Aid Society. via High Snobiety/Supertouch
Beautiful Losers Screening Schedule - New York City:
IFC Center
323 6th Ave (at W 3rd St), NYC
Showtimes for Friday 8.8.08—Tuesday 8.12.08:
12:45, 2:30, 4:15, 6:15, 8:20*, 10:20pm*, plus Fri-Sat: 12:15am
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The Dunk is definitely one of the cornerstones of Nike’s product lineup these days. With classic styling and more-often-than-not solid colorways, the Dunk has definitely become a driving force in the sneaker market. However, in the spirit of spicing things up a bit, Nike will be releasing this interesting “Octodot” pattern of the Dunk High, which is definitely something interesting. Although the pack itself has been lightly previewed before, these pictures definitely show an interesting take on the old Dunk. With a one-piece construction, and the aforementioned dot pattern being created by intersecting white lines across the outside of the shoe, these kicks, while maybe not for everyone, are definitely bound to spark some discussion in the sneaker industry, as they’re something that’s pretty original. The concept of dot-covered outers has been done before, but this time, Nike’s moving into the one-piece category gives these Dunk Highs a definite personality of their own. Available at Nike Tier 0 accounts starting 8/8/08 including the Rivington Club who already have them for sale.
The Rivington Club
158 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
TEL: (212) 375-8128
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Last week we profiled the red, black, blue, and green pairs of the Nike Dunk High Supreme QK Octagon Pack, which were inspired by the five Olympic Rings. Pictured here is the solid white colorway, which features quilted patent leather uppers, matching the other sneakers of the pack. Also like the other sneakers, overlapping colored octagons are featured on the tongue, representing the five Olympic Rings and China’s lucky number eight. This sneaker is now available at select Nike retailers including the Rivington Club.
The Rivington Club
158 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
TEL: (212) 375-8128
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The Gyrizo BMX Nike Dunks were first profiled in early July, although only two colors were introduced, the blue stars and black/gold colorways. Now two additional colors have been added, a red/white version for Japan, similar to the Kuwahara Dunks, and red/yellow version for China, designed by Michael Lau. These sneakers were made for BMX riding with their straps and cleat-like soles, since the sport is entering the Olympics for the first time in history this year. All four sneakers are now available at Nikestore.
> Nikestore: Nike Dunk - Gyrizo BMX Pack
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These five pairs of Nike Dunk High Supremes, dubbed the “Octodunk Pack” are just a few of the numerous sneakers planning to release for this month’s Olympic Games. They contain a unique, seamless polka dot design making the sneakers appear as if they had a white netting on top of them, bound to draw mixed reactions from the consumers. The sneakers will release in black/red, blue/black, green/yellow, red/blue, and black/yellow colorways on August 8th, the start of the Beijing Olympics. via High Snobiety
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Yesterday we gave you a look at the Nike Dunk High’s for Men’s that was inspired by the Olympic Rings and now it’s the lady’s turn to get something inspired by the Olympics from Nike. This quickstrike pack for the females out there is also inspired by the Olympic Rings and unlike the Men’s Dunk High these are the Dunk Lows that females tend to gravitate to. The five different rings are represented via the tonal colors Blue, Yellow, Gray, green, and Red with each shoe featuring the Nike Octagon label on the tongue. Look for these to hit Nike Quickstrike accounts in the upcoming weeks. via X-Girl // High Snobiety
Last being shown in our August Nike SB Preview, this Dunk High is being referred to as the Un-Futura because of its resemblance to the Futura SB Dunk Low released back in 2003. From these detailed pictures we can see that a few different materials are used on the sneaker. The grey area around the toe and the navy blue heel are both suede, the side panels and toe box are black textured leather, and the ankle is black canvas. The shoe is finished with a white leather swoosh and a matching midsole. These sneakers will be available at Nike SB accounts in August, but they are now available a few days early at Caliroots in Sweden.
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