March 14th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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Nike Sportswear’s Vintage Blazer line keeps on rolling with a couple of new styles in colors that look great in any era. You can’t go wrong with the Nike Blazer Mid and Low VNTG, a couple of suede makeups with contrasting leather Swooshes in the classic style that’s kept this series going strong for five years. The Neo Turquoise Mids were previously tagged as a January release but missed that date while a green edition follows up on last July’s Hasta edition with a more forest-y shade plus grey Swoosh/heeltab. Have a closer look below, then grab yours from NSW stockists like SNKRS.
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March 10th, 2013 by John K.
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One of Michael Jordan’s greatest off-the-court achievements was building up his name as a brand and participating in ad campaigns for some of the most recognized products in the world. We’ve seen Jordan vouch for Coca Cola, Mickey D’s, Ballpark hot-dogs, and for those not about that bacon-neck life, Hanes. These vintage poster ads of Michael are especially dope since they feature OG Air Jordans in the ads, namely the three shoes that featured ‘Nike Air’ somewhere on the upper of the shoes. Take a look at these sweet finds below and get your bids on in these listings from ace-in-the-hole on eBay.
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March 10th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Any F1 racing fans in the house? If so, this one is for you. Shown is a vintage pair of chunky trainers made for the British Williams Renault group. The vintage sneaker follows the style of their cars, getting branded with a couple ‘Canon’ hits as well. Get a better look at this possible PE pair from the Formula 1 racing scene in better detail after the jump and bid on the vintage sneakers right now courtesy of broncobrown on eBay.
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March 10th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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The Nike Air Max Span has a new colorway that reminds us while the design has been updated, this model traces its roots back a quarter-century. This Air Max Span Vintage treatment comes with a traditional mix of white, Neutral Grey and black along with an unnamed red shade that looks familiar enough to be of the Sport or Varsity variety. The sole swap gives us visible Air cushioning and a very rusty VNTG treatment, so have a closer look after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for possible updates on what appears to be an exclusive release at Foot Locker EU.
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March 8th, 2013 by John K.
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The original Air Pressure was one of those sneaker releases that never really took off, but suddenly became a hunted collectible by sneakerheads later on in life. There was just one colorway that released, but this sample colorway could’ve joined the first (and only) run of the Air Pressure. It’s got the same color-blocking of the White/Grey/Red version, but with blue taking place of the ankle point on the upper, so while the variation of colors isn’t really there, this sales sample is likely one of the rarest Nike artifacts around. Check out the gallery of this unreleased blue sample below and get yours bids in from anything.and.everything on eBay.
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March 6th, 2013 by John K.
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In the 90s, it was tough to find someone who didn’t have a pair of Air Jordans on their feet at some point.; it wasn’t a ‘sneakerhead’ thing, but simply a display of reverence to the most dominate athlete in the world – period. Michael’s influence was definitely measurable on the global scale (the Air Jordan IX was a direct tribute to that), with one particular example of Jordan’s reach being this forgotten meeting between Michael and a then-unknown Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro was just 22 years old at the time and only beginning to make a name for himself in Japan (he wouldn’t reach the Major Leagues until 2001), and during this meet-and-greet, the star-struck Ichiro wore an original pair of the Air Jordan VI ‘Carmine’ – quite the impressive on-feet display considering the shoes were roughly four years old at that point.
Even Michael, who was wearing the Concord XI, couldn’t help but point out Ichiro’s kicks by mentioning “Nice shoes!”. That’s right, Ichiro; before you were an MLB MVP and ROY, you were breaking Jordan’s neck with a pair of his own shoes. What did Ichiro get out of this meeting? Aside from meeting his sports idol, he managed to cop an autographed message, but more importantly, Jordan may have motivated Ichiro to become the “Jordan” of Japanese baseball and go on to have a Hall of Fame career in the Major Leagues. Check out this rare and forgotten footage and try to spot Ichiro’s OG Carmines!
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March 6th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Sneaker News is jumping back into the Sneakerpedia archives once again. What’s the topic this time? We wanted to give a little bit more shine to the Visible Air technology, Tinker’s brainchild that quietly celebrated its 25th anniversary as of last year. We dug through the various collections on display over at Sneakerpedia in an attempt to uncover some of the most revered, aesthetically striking, and technologically advanced vis-Air sporting sneakers over the years. The result is a visual history of the progression of Nike’s Air Max revolution from 1987 all the way up to 2012. Join us after the jump for a look at the sneakers selected, some OG and some not, and make sure you head to Sneakerpedia to see what other gems are waiting to be discovered.
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March 5th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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What would happen if you switched the classic ‘Crepe’ Air Max 1‘s neutral tones from brown to grey? This latest women’s Nike Air Max 1 Vintage colorway gives us an idea of how that might look with a cool combination of grey suede, leather and a bit of the denim twill that’s shown up on several AM1s of late. This greyscale combo gets a bit of soft blue at the tongue and finishes off with a gum outsole for another of those ladies Air Max 1s that’s sure to be purchased by plenty of guys who can 1.5-up. Have a closer look after the jump, then pre-order yours for the April shipment from Titolo.
Nike WMNS Air Max 1 VNTG
Dark Grey/Sail-Medium Grey-Anthracite
555284-002
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